Shiraz Eden, Tinkerpot Lane, West Kingsdown, SEVENOAKS, TN15 6AD

for the demolition of an existing double garage and part demolition of the newly built garages with rooms within the roof space. This is to be an annex and will be ancillary to the host house

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Jolly J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Green Belt, and if inappropriate development, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt, and whether any harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The appeal building's floorspace exceeds the Council's 40m² threshold for residential outbuildings in the Green Belt, making it inappropriate development that materially harms openness, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify approval.

Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149, 151

Plan policies cited: Policy GB3 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan 2015

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