®Planning appeal decision
Westlands Farm Borough Green Road, Wrotham, SEVENOAKS, TN15 7RB
the demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new dwelling and garage
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed development is inappropriate, 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt by definition, which is harmful and must be afforded substantial weight, and no other considerations were found to clearly outweigh this harm so as to amount to very special circumstances.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, which must be afforded substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 149, 150, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3
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.