®Planning appeal decision
Stable Block On Park House Farm, Bower Lane, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0HN
retrospective consent for alterations and conversion of an existing stable block to a single dwelling house and associated vehicular/pedestrian access
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to local and national planning policy and any effects on openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development's 50% increase in built form and floor area reduces openness of the Green Belt, which is an essential characteristic, and this substantial harm cannot be clearly outweighed by the modest housing benefits or other considerations.
The modest social and economic benefits of a single new home and the conservation of the AONB landscape do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt caused by the reduction in openness and encroachment on countryside.
Framework references: 150, 149, 148, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GB7, Policy LO8, Policy GB1, Policy GB4
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.