®Planning appeal decision
Parker Farm, Hamstreet, ASHFORD, Kent, TN26 2JQ
the erection of 8 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether there is appropriate affordable housing, community and infrastructure provision
- the level of parking provision
- whether there is sufficient drainage information
What decided it
The proposal would fail to integrate into the prevailing semi-rural character of the area and would underdeliver on the site's allocated housing capacity, and these harms would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the failure to make effective use of the allocated site by delivering fewer units than expected, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy S32, Policy SP1, Policy SP6, Policy HOU3a, Policy HOU18, Policy HOU1, Policy COM1, Policy COM2, Policy IMP1, Policy TRA3(a), Policy ENV9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.