®Planning appeal decision
Hazeldene, Uckfield Lane, Hever, Kent, TN8 7LJ
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- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
Framework references: 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Sevenoaks District Council Allocations and Development Management Plan 2015, Sevenoaks District Council Development in the Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document 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.