®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Bay Lodge, Ash Road, Hartley, Kent, DA3 8EX
new four bedroomed bungalow
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
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.
Framework references: 8, 11, 12, 60, 69, 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Allocations and Development Management Plan, Policy SP1 of the Core Strategy
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.