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Dismissed24 November 20223290842

The Three Pines, Gibbs Hill, Maidstone, ME18 5HS

Planning appeal 3290842 at The Three Pines, Gibbs Hill, Maidstone, ME18 5HS (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 November 2022 by Inspector Glaister C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings; extensions to front, rear and side of existing building; replacement of existing roof and windows; internal alterations

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Glaister C
Postcode
ME18 5HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021)
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling, and the surrounding area
  • if the proposal would be inappropriate development, 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 circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and the identified harms to openness and character and appearance are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP 17Policy DM 1Policy DM 30Policy DM 32
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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