7 Oakwood Farm, Fairseat, SEVENOAKS, TN15 7LT

change of use from paddock to residential garden. Summary

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Steen A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the change of use on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape
Whether there are other considerations weighing in favour of the proposal
Would 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 residential use constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that does not preserve openness and conflicts with Green Belt purposes, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy SQ1, Policy CP14, Policy CP24, Policy SP3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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