Planning appeal decision
1 Hook Green Farm Hook Green Lane, Dartford, DA2 7AL
Planning appeal 3293611 at 1 Hook Green Farm Hook Green Lane, Dartford, DA2 7AL (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
for a detached cart lodge garage
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- DA2 7AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the appearance of the building and its siting
- Would harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the other considerations cited did not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Dartford Core Strategy 2011Policy DP22 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan 2017Policy DP2 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan 2017Policy DP7 of the Dartford Development Policies Plan 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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