®Planning appeal decision
Land at 101 Scratchers Lane, Fawkham, DA3 8PH
2 bed detached bungalow
- 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
- 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 would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing garden and the permitted fallback outbuilding, constituting inappropriate development that could not be justified by very special circumstances.
the limited weight given to the fallback position and housing supply contribution did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness of the Green Belt
Framework references: 149, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LO1, Policy LO8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.