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Dismissed22 June 20266006862

Guilton Farm, Nash Road, Ash, CT3 2JR

Planning appeal 6006862 at Guilton Farm, Nash Road, Ash, CT3 2JR (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2026 by Inspector R Lawrence, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker at the appeal site.

Erection of an agricultural dwelling with associated garden and parking

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Inspector
R Lawrence
Postcode
CT3 2JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker at the appeal site
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for the rural worker to live permanently on the appeal site rather than in suitable off-site accommodation.

the failure to demonstrate essential need for an on-site dwelling, combined with modest localised harm to character and appearance, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy ANP1Policy NE2Policy PM1Policy ANP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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