®Planning appeal decision
57A Main Road, Sundridge, SEVENOAKS, TN14 6EQ
removal of existing roof, construction of new first floor extension with partially pitch roof and flat roof and solar panels, single storey rear infill extension with flat roof with grass roof finish and rooflights
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
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 proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and 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 extension satisfied the NPPF paragraph 149c exception for Green Belt development as it did not result in disproportionate additions, and the resultant two-storey design would be appropriate to the character of the surrounding area including the conservation area and AONB.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EN1, Policy EN4, Policy EN5, Policy EN2
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