®Planning appeal decision
Former Quarry House, 81 Quarry Hill Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8RW
Planning appeal 3336407 at Former Quarry House, 81 Quarry Hill Road, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 8RW (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
erection of a terrace of 4 dwellings with associated gardens and car parking
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the purposes and openness of the Green Belt
- whether the site is in a suitable location for development with respect to flood risk
- whether the proposal would have an acceptable effect on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to its openness and purposes, and the site is unsuitable on flood risk grounds, with the housing and other benefits insufficient to clearly outweigh these harms.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and moderate harm from flood risk unsuitability were not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefit of four additional dwellings and limited benefits from location, economic activity, ecological enhancement and vernacular design, so very special circumstances were not established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CP3CS Policy CP10CS Policy CP12MDE Policy NE2MDE Policy NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 165Paragraph 168Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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