Land Opposite The Paddocks, Birling Rd, Leybourne, Kent, ME19 5HZ

Planning appeal 3302892 at Land Opposite The Paddocks, Birling Rd, Leybourne, Kent, ME19 5HZ (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Change of use of the land to keeping of horses and erection of 2no stables with associated development including fencing, erection of gates and hardstanding

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Dignan P
Postcode: ME19 5HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
Whether there would be harm to the character and appearance of the area
Whether there would be harm to biodiversity
Whether any 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 material loss of openness caused by the scale of the stable buildings and hardstanding, combined with the absence of very special circumstances to justify inappropriate Green Belt development, necessitated dismissal of the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP3DC4CP24SQ1NE3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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