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Stable Block On Park House Farm, Bower Lane, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0HN
Planning appeal 3307486 at Stable Block On Park House Farm, Bower Lane, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0HN (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- DA4 0HN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB7Policy LO8Policy GB1Policy GB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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