®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Hurstgrove, Castle Hill, Hartley, DA3 7BQ
Planning appeal 3276040 at Land to the Rear of Hurstgrove, Castle Hill, Hartley, DA3 7BQ (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Davies N, 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 and any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of a subterranean detached single storey three-bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- DA3 7BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether harm by reasons of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by the other considerations and whether those amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would increase the overall volume of built development at the site and harm the openness of the Green Belt without a mechanism to secure removal of existing structures, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The harm to the Green Belt openness, to which substantial weight was attached, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of other considerations, and very special circumstances were not established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LO1 of the Core StrategyPolicy GB1 of the Sevenoaks Allocation and Development Management Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 138Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Turner v Secretary of State for Communities and local Government [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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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