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Dismissed17 June 20266002451

Little Woodland Farm, (Workshop), Woodland Road, Lyminge, CT18 8DP

Planning appeal 6002451 at Little Woodland Farm, (Workshop), Woodland Road, Lyminge, CT18 8DP (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2026 by Inspector Thomas Courtney, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

the change of use of land and erection of a light industrial unit (Class B1) following removal of existing farm buildings without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref Y10/0694/SH, dated 16 December 2010

Authority
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
Thomas Courtney
Postcode
CT18 8DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and qualities of the Kent Downs National Landscape, with particular regard to tranquillity and dark skies

What decided it

The unrestricted timing of out-of-hours visits would permit noise, lighting and activity during sensitive night-time periods in a quiet rural location within a National Landscape, materially harming both residential amenity and the tranquillity and dark skies that are special qualities of the designated landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HB1Policy NE5Policy NE3Policy CSD4

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