®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Bay Lodge, Ash Road, Hartley, Kent, DA3 8EX
Planning appeal 3264586 at Land Adjacent to Bay Lodge, Ash Road, Hartley, Kent, DA3 8EX (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- DA3 8EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Its effect on openness and on the character and appearance of the local area
- Other considerations
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether this amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, and the Green Belt exception in NPPF paragraph 11(d)(i) and footnote 7 displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the lack of five-year housing land supply.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with harm to openness and character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing contribution and other considerations, and the Green Belt exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Allocations and Development Management PlanPolicy SP1 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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