Bucklebury, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3JS

Planning appeal 3332369 at Bucklebury, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3JS (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2024 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of planning policy set out in the Framework and the development plan.

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Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Lock H
Postcode: DA12 3JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of planning policy set out in the Framework and the development plan
the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect on the appearance of the appeal property and the character of the area, including the Shorne Woodland Landscape Character Area
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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness and character, and the appellant has failed to demonstrate very special circumstances that would clearly outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C13Policy CS02Policy CS19Policy CS12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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