®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear Of Ewelme Main Road, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7JE
erection of up to 3 detached dwellings
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable in principle for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with respect to: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; the effect of the proposal on highway safety; and 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to housing delivery benefits and economic and social benefits, so very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 154, 115, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LO 1 of the Core Strategy 2011, Policy LO 8 of the Core Strategy 2011, Policy EN1 of the Development Management Plan 2015, Supplementary Planning Document: Development in the Green Belt 2015
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.