®Planning appeal decision
Shorne Mead, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Kent, DA12 3JT
demolition of the existing dwelling and garage and the erection of a replacement dwelling with associated access and landscaping works
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity, having regard to potential measures necessary to avoid, mitigate or compensate for any negative effects
- 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's material increase in floor area and volume over the existing buildings, combined with its striking contemporary design that would jar with local character and the absence of a completed ecological survey for protected species, meant the substantial and significant harms to the Green Belt, openness and character were not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 48, 84, 99, 152, 153, 154, 186
Plan policies cited: CS02, CS12, CS19, C12
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.