LITTLE WOODLAND FARM, (WORKSHOP), WOODLAND ROAD, LYMINGE, CT18 8DP

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
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.

Plan policies cited: Policy HB1, Policy NE5, Policy NE3, Policy CSD4

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