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Dismissed4 December 20243340135

Land Known As Harlands, Highcross Road, Southfleet, Kent, DA13 9PH

Planning appeal 3340135 at Land Known As Harlands, Highcross Road, Southfleet, Kent, DA13 9PH (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the demolition of a range of existing buildings and the erection of a single-storey dwelling and garage

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
DA13 9PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Westwood Area of Special Conservation
  • whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy and accessibility to services and facilities
  • whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the setting of the Grade II listed building, Ivy House
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would have a greater impact on openness than existing development, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy M12Policy S5Policy M1Policy M6Policy M14Policy M5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 109Paragraph 154Paragraph 209

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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