®Planning appeal decision
Earl House Priestwood Road, Meopham, GRAVESEND, DA13 0DA
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
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.
Framework references: 142, 148, 152, 153, 154, 164
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy C13 of the 1994 Gravesham Local Plan First Review, Policy CS02 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS12 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS19 of the 2014 Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.