Planning appeal decision
Land East of Kane, Otford Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7EF
Planning appeal 3297968 at Land East of Kane, Otford Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7EF (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 13 April 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- TN14 7EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The containers meet the exception for buildings for agriculture and forestry in paragraph 149 of the NPPF as they are appropriate facilities for use in conjunction with small-scale agricultural operations.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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