Courtlands, Gravesend Road, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3JR

Planning appeal 3295808 at Courtlands, Gravesend Road, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3JR (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2022 by Inspector Praine N, 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 plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the demolition of existing house and outbuildings to make way for the construction of a new two storey Georgian style 3-bed dwelling with associated landscaping

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Praine N
Postcode: DA12 3JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
If the development is inappropriate, 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 the development

What decided it

The replacement dwelling would be materially larger than the building it replaces and would cause significant harmful impact on the openness of the Green Belt, with no very special circumstances identified to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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