®Planning appeal decision
Ewhurst Bowesden Lane, Shorne, GRAVESEND, DA12 3LA
demolition of existing self-contained annexe and side porch and erection of a 3 bedroom detached dwelling
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that does not fall within any of the exceptions in paragraph 149 of the Framework, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The harm to the Green Belt, to which significant weight is given, is not clearly outweighed by the modest weight attributed to the provision of an additional dwelling at a time when the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing supply.
Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149
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.