Planning appeal decision
Starwood, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3JU
Planning appeal 3336159 at Starwood, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3JU (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.
demolition of existing buildings, removal of caravan and erection of a detached bungalow including associated change of use of land from mixed residential (Use Class C3) and commercial kennels (sui generis) to residential (Use Class C3) (resubmission of planning application SE/18/01998/FUL)
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- BR8 8DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The proposed bungalow would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development in either spatial or visual terms, satisfying the exception in NPPF paragraph 145(g) for redevelopment of previously developed land.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 55
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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