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Dismissed27 January 20253343538

Nurstead Hall, Nurstead Lane, Longfield Hill, DA3 7AN

Planning appeal 3343538 at Nurstead Hall, Nurstead Lane, Longfield Hill, DA3 7AN (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and if it is, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt.

for the erection of a detached double garage

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
DA3 7AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and if it is, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Grade II listed building, Nurstead Hill Farmhouse
  • whether the 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 development

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with substantial harm to the setting of a Grade II listed building, was not outweighed by any other considerations, and the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS02Policy C13Policy CS19Policy CS20Policy TC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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