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Notice varied and upheld18 March 20243303531

Heathwood Stud , Heathwood Gardens, Swanley, BR8 7HN

Planning appeal 3303531 at Heathwood Stud , Heathwood Gardens, Swanley, BR8 7HN (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 March 2024 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

without planning permission, erection of two buildings on land outside of the residential curtilage (marked X and Y in the approximate location on the attached Plan A)

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Householder developments
Inspector
White P
Postcode
BR8 7HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • if the 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 fallback position of the 2023 planning permission for building X, which would result in greater harm to Green Belt openness than the current structure, provided sufficient weight to constitute very special circumstances justifying the development, whereas building Y had no comparable offsetting considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ADMP Policy GB3ADMP Policy LT2Sevenoaks District Council Development in the Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document (2015)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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