®Planning appeal decision
Streamhawk Croft Knatts Valley Road, Knatts Valley, SEVENOAKS, TN15 6XY
demolition of existing dwelling and garage and reconstruct new 3-bedroom chalet style house and double garage
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
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 and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character of the surrounding area, and whether it would conserve and enhance the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and fail to conserve and enhance the AONB, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The moderate weight given to the increased energy efficiency of the proposed dwelling did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm by reason of inappropriateness and the harm to the openness of the Green Belt and character and appearance of the area including the AONB landscape character.
Framework references: 11, 49, 130, 147
Plan policies cited: Policy GB4, Policy SP1, Policy EN1, Policy EN5
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