®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Orchard Cottage, Clouts Farm, Ide Hill Road, Bough Beech, Kent, TN8 7PH
retrospective planning application for the erection of an agricultural barn at land adjacent to Orchard Cottage, Ide Hill Road, Bough Beech, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7PH
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the limited weight accorded to agricultural storage needs does not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the harm to character and appearance of the area.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy LO8, Policy GB9, Policy SP1, Policy EN1
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.