Planning appeal decision
1 Fairview, Fawkham Green Road, Fawkham, Longfield, DA3 8NR
Planning appeal 3301587 at 1 Fairview, Fawkham Green Road, Fawkham, Longfield, DA3 8NR (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be 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
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- DA3 8NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, 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 proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harmful loss of openness in spatial terms, and the harm would not be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 147
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.
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