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Dismissed27 February 20243319080

Land at New Green Farm, Green Farm Lane, Shorne Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3HL

Planning appeal 3319080 at Land at New Green Farm, Green Farm Lane, Shorne Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3HL (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2024 by Inspector Murray D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential and long-term agricultural need for the new dwelling which would constitute very special circumstances.

erection of a 4-bedroom detached dwelling to provide accommodation for the farm manager and their family, with associated landscaping, biodiversity enhancements and drainage infrastructure

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
DA12 3HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential and long-term agricultural need for the new dwelling which would constitute very special circumstances
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the countryside landscape
  • Whether the proposed site for the dwelling is a sustainable location
  • Whether the loss of grade 1 agricultural land is justified
  • The effect on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (TEM SPA)

What decided it

The scale and remote siting of the proposed dwelling failed to meet the paragraph 84(a) exception, causing Green Belt and landscape harm that was not clearly outweighed by the agricultural need, so very special circumstances were not established.

Substantial weight was given to the harm to the Green Belt by inappropriateness and the additional harm from the scale and siting of the dwelling, which the other considerations (business investment, succession planning) did not clearly outweigh, so very special circumstances did not arise.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C10CS Policy CS 12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 180

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