®Planning appeal decision
Shorne Mead, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Kent, DA12 3JT
Planning appeal 3336638 at Shorne Mead, Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, Kent, DA12 3JT (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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
- Postcode
- DA12 3JT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS02CS12CS19C12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 99Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 186
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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