®Planning appeal decision
29, Green Court Road, Crockenhill , Kent , BR8 8HE
Planning appeal 3278206 at 29, Green Court Road, Crockenhill , Kent , BR8 8HE (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the erection of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope of the existing house
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- BR8 8HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 total floorspace increase resulting from the proposed development, combined with previous extensions, would exceed the 50% threshold in Policy GB1 and constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause harm to openness, which was not outweighed by other considerations.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not outweighed by the private benefit to occupiers and the claimed sustainability benefits, which were not substantiated and would not contribute to housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 11
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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