®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 December 20223302892
Land Opposite The Paddocks, Birling Rd, Leybourne, Kent, ME19 5HZ
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 150
Plan policies cited: CP3, DC4, CP24, SQ1, NE3
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.