®Planning appeal decision
Land South West Of Stone Street Farmhouse, Stone Street, Seal, TN15 0LP
Planning appeal 3273509 at Land South West Of Stone Street Farmhouse, Stone Street, Seal, TN15 0LP (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework.
Demolition of the existing barn and associated buildings and the erection of a barn containing 1 x four-bed dwelling and parking
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal would constitute inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to allow the appeal
What decided it
The visual harm to the openness of the Green Belt caused by replacing functional agricultural buildings with a substantial modern dwelling and extensive residential gardens could not be clearly outweighed by the modest benefits claimed, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of the proposal, including housing supply contribution, contemporary design, and potential environmental improvements, such that very special circumstances were not established.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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.
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