®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Oakview Stud Farm, Lombard Street, Horton Kirby, DA4 9DF
without planning permission, change of use of the land to use as a dog-training and kennelling facility
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the living conditions of occupants in the locality, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect on highway safety
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance, living conditions, and highway safety, clearly outweighs the moderate benefit of sustainable business growth, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 88, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: DPD Policy EN1, DPD Policy EN2
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.