The Bower, Hever Road, EDENBRIDGE, TN8 7LE

the enclosure of the walls of oak framed gazebo with oak cladding, for use as a home office and fishing lodge

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Preston C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of nearby listed buildings
If the development does amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt, whether the harm in that respect, and any other harm, is outweighed by other considerations such as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development

What decided it

The enclosure of the gazebo does not result in inappropriate Green Belt development or harm to heritage assets or landscape character because it is no larger than the previously approved structure and has minimal visual impact in its substantial garden setting.

Framework references: 149, 150, 145

Plan policies cited: Policy GB3, Policy EN1, Policy EN4, Policy EN5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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