Nursery Cottage, Felderland Lane, Worth, CT14 0BX

Erection of a replacement dwelling with all matters reserved (self - build)

Authority: Dover District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: CT14 0BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site would be a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the development plan, national policy, and the accessibility of services and facilities by sustainable and active modes of transport
the effect of the proposal on the integrity of a protected European site

What decided it

The proposal fails on two independent grounds: it would result in the loss of a restricted rural worker's dwelling and locate new housing in an unsustainable location contrary to Policy SP4, and it fails to demonstrate that it would not adversely affect the integrity of the protected European site contrary to the Habitats Regulations.

Framework references: 83, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy NE3

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