®Planning appeal decision
Telecommunications Centre, & Land Adjoining Stanley Road, Folkestone, CT19 4RL
Planning appeal 3374680 at Telecommunications Centre, & Land Adjoining Stanley Road, Folkestone, CT19 4RL (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Davis T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 6 and 7 Milky Whey through loss of outlook.
demolition of existing derelict building on brownfield site and construction of four two-bedroomed, and two three-bedroomed town houses all with private gardens and including off-street parking
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davis T
- Postcode
- CT19 4RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 6 and 7 Milky Whey through loss of outlook
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 2, 3 and 5 Milky Whey through loss of privacy
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of plots H1-H4 through loss of privacy
What decided it
The substantial harm to privacy for occupiers of 2, 3 and 5 Milky Whey and future occupiers of the proposed dwellings, combined with moderate harm to outlook for occupiers of 6 and 7 Milky Whey, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment despite the Council's housing land supply deficit.
The substantial harm to privacy for occupiers of 2, 3 and 5 Milky Whey and future occupiers of plots H1-H4, and moderate harm to outlook for occupiers of 6 and 7 Milky Whey, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of 6 new dwellings, brownfield redevelopment and site improvement, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB1 of the Folkstone and Hythe Places and Policies Local Plan 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 232Paragraph 125
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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