The Oasthouse, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5LS

Planning appeal 3298031 at The Oasthouse, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5LS (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 27 June 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.

replacement of existing driveway gates on private road. The proposed gates will not be visible from a highway, do not exceed two metres in height (from ground level) and do not exceed the neighbour's existing fence

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Dade E
Postcode: ME18 5LS

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 character and appearance of the appeal property and area, with particular regard to the desirability of preserving and enhancing Mereworth Conservation Area and The Farmhouse Grade II listed building and its setting

What decided it

The proposed gates represent a replacement building not materially larger than the existing gate and would not be visually prominent from public vantage points or harm the setting of the listed building and conservation area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP3 of the Tonbridge and Malling Core Strategy 2007
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 189

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