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Planning permission granted11 November 20253342528

The Chestnuts Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 9AH

Planning appeal 3342528 at The Chestnuts Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 9AH (Gravesham Borough Council) was allowed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Erection of a single-storey outbuilding on the southern boundary of the land

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Steen A
Postcode
DA13 9AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The outbuilding does not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and falls within the exception for partial redevelopment of previously developed land, making it not inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS02 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

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