®Planning appeal decision
Gibbons Place, Tonbridge Road, Ightham, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9AP
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
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
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 less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building through loss of trees, and this harm was not outweighed by the very limited public benefits, combined with the proposal being inappropriate development in the Green Belt with significant effects on openness.
Framework references: 154, 152, 153, 205, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy NE4
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.