Land 100m East of Homestall Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BS

Planning appeal 3374390 at Land 100m East of Homestall Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BS (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed Blackborne Cottage.

erection of 2no. residential dwellings, associated parking and landscaping

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dring G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed Blackborne Cottage
whether the site is in a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The harm to the wider setting and significance of the Grade II listed Blackborne Cottage, assessed as less than substantial but at the lower end of the scale, could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of two dwellings on a small site.

the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building outweighed the limited public benefits of housing delivery and associated economic and environmental gains

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP6Policy ENV3aPolicy ENV13Policy HOU5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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