Planning appeal decision
Cockerhurst House Redmans Lane, Shoreham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7UB
Planning appeal 3286260 at Cockerhurst House Redmans Lane, Shoreham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7UB (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- TN14 7UB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect it has upon the openness of the Green Belt
- If the development is inappropriate whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstance necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt and would harm openness both visually and spatially, and the other considerations did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB3LT2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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