®Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of and No.5a Noah's Ark, KEMSING, KENT, TN15 6PA
the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 7 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping (resubmission of 22/0368/FUL)
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District 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 proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies and its 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 proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with a greater impact on openness than existing development, and the benefits of housing delivery and other considerations do not amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and increased impact on openness was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to housing supply contribution and modest weight given to environmental health improvements, social and economic benefits, and biodiversity net gain.
Framework references: 152, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy LO1, Policy LO8
Judgments cited: Wood v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 683 (Admin); Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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