Planning appeal decision
Primrose Cottage, Clenches Farm Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2LU
Planning appeal 3287369 at Primrose Cottage, Clenches Farm Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2LU (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2022 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kippington and Oakhill Road Conservation Area.
2 storey extension and alteration of replacement outbuilding”
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- TN13 2LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kippington and Oakhill Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The scale, roof form and mass of the proposal fails to respond to the distinctive local character of the conservation area and would be harmful to the character and appearance of the host building and the Kippington and Oakhill Road Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development PlanPolicy EN1 of the Local Plan Allocations and Development Management PlanPolicy EN4 of the Local Plan Allocations and Development Management Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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