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Plot 1 Grazing Land South Of Viaduct Terrace, Horton Road , South Darenth, Kent, DA4 9AZ
Planning appeal 3317539 at Plot 1 Grazing Land South Of Viaduct Terrace, Horton Road , South Darenth, Kent, DA4 9AZ (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes it serves, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of detached stable building and retention of existing hardstanding and provision of new hardstanding area
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- DA4 9AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes it serves, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the openness of the Green Belt and encroach on countryside, and the other considerations advanced do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LT2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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