®Planning appeal decision
Earl House Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA
Planning appeal 3322888 at Earl House Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0DA (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and its effects on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.
the demolition of artist’s studio, oil store and porch; erection of rear extension and porch; alteration of existing porch with internal alterations
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- DA13 0DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and its effects on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building
- The effect of the proposal on the local landscape character
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight required to be given to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development was not clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to demonstrate very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy C13 of the 1994 Gravesham Local Plan First ReviewPolicy CS02 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy CS12 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core StrategyPolicy CS19 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 148Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 164
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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