Land South East Of Oaklands, St Clere Hill Road, West kingsdown, KENT, TN15 6AH

change of use of land for private equestrian activities and the erection of stables building comprising 1 stable and 1 tack room

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Gould G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the stable and fencing would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effects for the openness of the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The modest scale of the stable building and its use for outdoor recreation would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and satisfy the exceptions in paragraph 149 of the Framework, outweighing the Council's concerns about isolation and conflict with Policy LT2.

Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 149, 150, 111

Plan policies cited: Policy LT2, Policy EN1, Development in the Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document 2015

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