®Planning appeal decision
Appledene Farm, Norman Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RW
two detached self-build dwellings with associated amenity space and creation of a new vehicular access
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with harm to openness, character and appearance, and heritage significance, was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing benefit, such that very special circumstances could not be established.
The modest benefit of two additional dwellings and sustainable design measures did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, harm to openness and purposes of the Green Belt, harm to character and appearance, and less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings.
Framework references: 11, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP24, Policy SQ1
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.