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Dismissed27 March 20263376207

Parker Farm, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JQ

Planning appeal 3376207 at Parker Farm, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JQ (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN26 2JQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2Policy S32Policy SP1Policy SP6Policy HOU3aPolicy HOU18Policy HOU1Policy COM1Policy COM2Policy IMP1Policy TRA3(a)Policy ENV9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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