®Planning appeal decision
Orchard Cottage, Maidstone Road, Seal, Kent, TN15 0HA
the construction of dwelling and detached double garage with store. Use and adaptation of existing vehicle access from Pillar Box Lane
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan Policies
- whether the proposed development would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape
- whether any 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and failure to conserve and enhance the National Landscape, which are not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery and other considerations, means the very special circumstances necessary to justify development in the Green Belt do not exist.
The benefits of housing delivery and other considerations carry only limited weight and do not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and National Landscape, therefore the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development do not exist.
Framework references: 143, 154, 149, 182, 76, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LO8, Policy SP1, Policy EN1, Policy EN5
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.