®Planning appeal decision
Land South West of The Coppice, Main Road, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7NT
Planning appeal 3325672 at Land South West of The Coppice, Main Road, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7NT (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the 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.
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- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- TN14 7NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the 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
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development provides adequate parking to accommodate the needs of the development and the effect of the development on highway safety
- if the development 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 development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to its openness and purposes, which cannot be clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LT2Policy EN1Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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