Chestnuts, Quakers Close, Hartley, Kent, DA3 7EA

Planning appeal 3319059 at Chestnuts, Quakers Close, Hartley, Kent, DA3 7EA (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

a 2 bed detached dwelling house with associated parking, amenity, and landscaping

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Catcheside E
Postcode: DA3 7EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The adverse impacts of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, given significant weight as a matter fundamental to the planning process under Framework paragraph 130, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the minor benefits of delivering a single dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall.

The significant harm to character and appearance, weighted against the minor social and economic benefits of a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole, notwithstanding the five-year housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan 2015
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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