®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Chart Leacon Depot, Leacon Road, Ashford, TN23 4AB
Planning appeal 3374095 at Land to the South of Chart Leacon Depot, Leacon Road, Ashford, TN23 4AB (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions 14 and 15 of planning permission PA/2022/2312 meet the tests of paragraph 57 of the National Planning Policy Framework, with particular regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties situated along Riverview and Clockhouse by way of noise and disturbance.
use of the site for open storage (Use Class B8) with associated laying of hard standing installation of perimeter fence without complying with conditions attached to planning permission ref PA/2022/2312, dated 3 April 2025
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Housden C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions 14 and 15 of planning permission PA/2022/2312 meet the tests of paragraph 57 of the National Planning Policy Framework, with particular regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties situated along Riverview and Clockhouse by way of noise and disturbance
What decided it
The Noise Assessment Update demonstrated compliance with the established British Standard BS 4142:2014+A1:2019, showing noise levels would fall below the threshold for adverse impact, making the original time-based and parking restrictions unnecessary to protect neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EMP1 of the Ashford Local Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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