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Dismissed31 May 20243316405

Priesthood, Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA

Planning appeal 3316405 at Priesthood, Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2024 by Inspector Chukwujekwu I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.

Restoration and conversion of existing outbuilding into a dwelling

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Chukwujekwu I
Postcode
DA13 0DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
  • the effect of the development on openness of the Green Belt
  • whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on ecology
  • if the development is inappropriate, is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations and does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and character, and the very limited benefits do not constitute the very special circumstances necessary to justify approval.

The benefits of providing a single dwelling and tidying up a derelict building do not outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, the loss of openness, harm to character and appearance, and potential harm to protected species; the Green Belt exception applies and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not override the protection afforded to the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C11 of the Gravesham Local Plan (1994)Policy CS01 of the Gravesham Core Strategy (2014)Policy CS02 of the Gravesham Core Strategy (2014)Policy CS12 of the Gravesham Core Strategy (2014)Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Core Strategy (2014)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 109Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
Judgments
Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) and Rushcliffe Borough Council (2) [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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