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Dismissed2 March 20266001851

18 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7PX

Planning appeal 6001851 at 18 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7PX (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2026 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the KDNL.

retrospective change of use of land to the side of property into domestic residential curtilage use (C3) and erection of boundary fence

Authority
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Gardner L
Postcode
CT18 7PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape and scenic beauty of the KDNL

What decided it

The boundary fence presents a stark and overly urbanised form of development which, despite being localised harm, must be given considerable weight under paragraph 189 of the NPPF and the statutory duty to conserve and enhance the Kent Downs National Landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NE3Policy HB1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189

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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