®Planning appeal decision
Ewhurst Bowesden Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3LA
Planning appeal 3309303 at Ewhurst Bowesden Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3LA (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2023 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.
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
- Postcode
- DA12 3LA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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