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Allowed14 September 20233303072

Land Adjacent to Shoreham House, Shoreham House, Church Street, Shoreham, TN14 7RY

Planning appeal 3303072 at Land Adjacent to Shoreham House, Shoreham House, Church Street, Shoreham, TN14 7RY (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 14 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.

the erection of one three-bedroom two-storey house with a basement and double garage and the demolition and replacement of ten single-storey garages with two garage blocks and four surface-level car parking for 11 cars

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rogers J
Postcode
TN14 7RY

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
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Shoreham Conservation Area and the natural beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • 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 appeal site's location within the village and the proposed development's status as limited infilling within an area of existing built form, combined with the positive contribution from removing unsightly existing structures and the preservation of the landscape setting, justified allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP11Policy EN1Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy T3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 15Paragraph 16Paragraph 149Paragraph 170Paragraph 206

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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