®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Barton Road, Sutton At Hone, Kent, DA4 9EA
the conversion and extension of existing stable block into detached 3-bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The suitability of the site for housing, in relation to accessibility
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefit of one additional dwelling and the neutral factor of accessibility.
The benefits of housing delivery and site accessibility did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and significant harm to character and appearance, and very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 11, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy DP22 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan (2017), Policy DP2 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan (2017), Policy DP6 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan (2017), Policy CS1 of the Dartford Core Strategy (2011), Policy CS13 of the Dartford Core Strategy (2011), Policy CS10 of the Dartford Core Strategy (2011)
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.