®Planning appeal decision
Dux Farm Buildings, Dux Lane, Plaxtol Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0RB
the demolition of existing commercial buildings and open- sided agricultural building and residential redevelopment of the site, comprising 1 no. single storey detached dwelling & 3 no. detached 2-storey dwellings with associated curtilages, parking and access
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness
- The effect on character and appearance, having regard to the Kent Downs National Landscape
What decided it
The proposal would not have a greater impact on Green Belt openness than existing development and would conserve the Kent Downs National Landscape, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of residential development and housing delivery, combined with the absence of identified adverse impacts and the presumption in favour of sustainable development, outweighed any concerns raised by interested parties regarding traffic, parking, precedent, biodiversity, living conditions, landscaping, lighting, flooding and loss of employment.
Framework references: 11, 154, 182, 205
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP14, Policy CP7, Policy CP24, Policy SQ1
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.