®Planning appeal decision
Land next to 01 Wood Street, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PA
the installation of a natural timber load bearing retaining wall that transitions into a fence
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety
- the effect of the development 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 development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness and conflicting with Green Belt purposes, combined with harm to highway safety and character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits claimed.
Framework references: 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 115, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Allocations and Development Management Plan 2015
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.