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Gibbons Place, Tonbridge Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9AP
Planning appeal 3327452 at Gibbons Place, Tonbridge Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9AP (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2024 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt.
garage/store as a replacement for existing dilapidated outbuilding, to be demolished. Appeal B: APP/H2265/Y/23/3327458 Gibbons Place, Tonbridge Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 9AP
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- TN15 9AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and scenic beauty of the North Downs National Landscape with particular reference to trees
- The character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building Gibbon's Place
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the openness of the Green Belt and less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed building, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh these harms or to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3Policy NE4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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