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Dismissed18 September 20243337768

Ranscombe Farm House, Ranscombe Farm, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA

Planning appeal 3337768 at Ranscombe Farm House, Ranscombe Farm, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA (Medway Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Wright A, 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.

removal of existing outbuilding and to be replaced by a single-storey annex

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Wright A
Postcode
ME2 1LA

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 development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to conserving and enhancing the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would cause demonstrable loss of openness to the Green Belt in both spatial and visual terms, constituting inappropriate development for which the moderate weight given to accommodating an elderly family member and the neutral weight of landscape compatibility did not amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BNE30Policy BNE1Policy BNE25Policy BNE32Policy BNE33
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 11

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