®Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage Farm, Church Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8DT
Planning appeal 3329775 at Rose Cottage Farm, Church Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8DT (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 of the Green Belt.
the demolition of existing dwelling, removal of various structures/hardstanding, and erection of a replacement dwelling
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- DA3 8DT
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 of the Green Belt
- 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 realistic fallback position of permitted development rights and the 2016 lawful development certificate, which would likely cause greater harm to openness and character than the proposed replacement dwelling, clearly outweighed the harm by inappropriateness and established very special circumstances.
The harm by reason of inappropriateness to the Green Belt, to which substantial weight must be given, was clearly outweighed by the fallback position (considerable weight), the removal of outbuildings (limited weight), and improved energy efficiency (moderate weight), establishing very special circumstances that justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB4 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management PlanPolicy EN1 of the ADMPPolicy T3 of the ADMPPolicy T2 of the ADMPPolicy SP11 of the 2011 Sevenoaks Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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