Owlswood Cottage Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA

Planning appeal 3306798 at Owlswood Cottage Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 3-bed bungalow and replacement garage

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: MacLeod R
Postcode: DA13 0DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal 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 proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal's scale and design on the character and appearance of the area
Whether any 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 proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and character, and the appellants have failed to demonstrate very special circumstances that would clearly outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C12Policy C13Policy CS19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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