Field 200M South East Of Junction With New House Farm Road, Hever Road, Edenbrige, Kent, TN8 7NP

the installation of the access gate to a plot of land from Hever Road. Construction of gravel car park. Use of site for personal agricultural needs

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Butcher C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect upon openness
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on the ability to access a public right of way
The effect of the proposed access on highway safety with particular reference to visibility at the junction with Hever Road
Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The gravel parking area represents inappropriate Green Belt development that would harm openness and character, and the limited other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.

Framework references: 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy LO8, Policy EN1, Policy SP1

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