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Dismissed20 February 20263373711

Land to the East of Dargate Road, Dargate Road, Fox's Cross Hill, Yorkletts, Kent, CT5 3AH

Planning appeal 3373711 at Land to the East of Dargate Road, Dargate Road, Fox's Cross Hill, Yorkletts, Kent, CT5 3AH (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 20 February 2026 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development would be suitable for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

the erection of one detached dwellinghouse and a semi -detached pair of dwellinghouses, along with associated gardens, access, parking spaces and landscaping

Authority
Canterbury City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Courtney T
Postcode
CT5 3AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the proposed development would be suitable for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effect of the development on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Thames, Medway & Swale SPA

What decided it

The proposal's location in an unsustainable settlement outside the defined settlement boundary, with poor accessibility to services and facilities by non-car modes and harmful effects on the semi-rural character of the area, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefit of three additional dwellings.

The modest contribution to housing supply and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from introducing development in an unsustainable location, conflict with the Council's spatial strategy, and harm to rural character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy DBE3Policy SP6Policy LB5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 135Paragraph 187

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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