®Planning appeal decision
Garages to the east of Lombard Street, Lombard Street, Horton Kirby, DA4 9DF
Demolition of existing garages and erection of two x 3 bed dwellings, together with landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers would be provided
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The failure to preserve Green Belt openness combined with unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers meant that very special circumstances could not be established.
the moderate benefits of housing delivery and community facilities did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the harm to living conditions of future occupiers
Framework references: 149, 137, 130, 185, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document, Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan, Policy EN2 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.