®Planning appeal decision
Land North West Of Eagles Farm , Crowhurst Lane , West Kingsdown, Kent , TN15 6JE
material change of use of land for the creation of 1 Gypsy/Traveller pitch comprising the siting of 1 mobile home, and 1 touring caravan, alongside associated parking and hardstanding, and post and rail fencing and gates
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to local and national policy
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- would the harms to the Green Belt, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and openness) and considerable weight to harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to unmet need, lack of alternative sites, and personal circumstances, so very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 155, 143, 152, 153
Plan policies cited: SP 1, LO 8, EN1, EN5, SP 6
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.