®Planning appeal decision
Oakfield, Rushmore Hill, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, TN14 7NL
Planning appeal 3296053 at Oakfield, Rushmore Hill, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, TN14 7NL (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 13 April 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
removal of existing outbuilding comprising triple garage (within 5 metres of dwelling) and erection of linked single storey extension to house to comprise a double garage with utility room and games/playroom
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- TN14 7NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effects of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any 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 fallback position provided by the Lawful Development Certificate for an outbuilding, which would cause greater harm to Green Belt openness than the proposed extension, constitutes very special circumstances justifying approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 54
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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