10 St. Katherines Cottages Forge Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3DR

Planning appeal 3304660 at 10 St. Katherines Cottages Forge Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3DR (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 August 2023 by Inspector Catchpole R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness and purposes.

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Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Catchpole R
Postcode: DA12 3DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness and purposes
Whether there is any other harm regarding character and appearance of the host property and the significance of the Shorne Conservation Area
Whether any harm to the Green Belt would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to Very Special Circumstances

What decided it

The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to demonstrate Very Special Circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS19Policy CS20Policy C13Policy TC3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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