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

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

Framework references: 11, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP6, Policy ENV3a, Policy ENV13, Policy HOU5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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