®Planning appeal decision
The Lock Up Garages, Lombard Street, Horton Kirby, DA4 9DF
Demolition of existing garages and erection of two x 3 bed dwellings, together with landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
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 2021 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers would be provided
- Whether the 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 failure to preserve Green Belt openness, combined with unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to noise and poor outlook, could not be clearly outweighed by the identified benefits to amount to very special circumstances.
the moderate benefits of housing delivery and the linked public car park, together with visual and ecological enhancements, did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers
Framework references: 149, 137, 130, 185, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document, adopted February 2011, Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan, adopted February 2015, Policy EN2 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan
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.