®Planning appeal decision
1 Bonnyacre Farm Cottages, Wrotham Road, Meopham, GRAVESEND, Kent, DA13 0RF
the demolition of existing stable building, garage and timber store and the erection of a single storey detached dwelling house and associated parking
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- 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 proposal causes moderate harm to the spatial openness of the Green Belt and does not fall within any exception to inappropriate development, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing benefits.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including housing supply benefits and improved accommodation quality.
Framework references: 154, 154(c), 154(d), 154(g), 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LO1, Policy LO8, Policy GB1
Judgments cited: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R (on the application of) v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404
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.