®Planning appeal decision
Park Head Cottage, Wrotham Hill Road, Sevenoaks, KENT, TN15 7QA
the demolition of existing single bay brick, flat roofed garage and replacement with two bay timber framed pitched roof garage
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the building and wider area, with particular regard to the Kent Downs National Landscape
- 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 proposed garage would represent a disproportionate addition to the original building when considered cumulatively with previous extensions, and its height and roof scale would create a dominant structure harmful to Green Belt openness and the character of the Kent Downs National Landscape, with no very special circumstances to justify the development.
Framework references: 154, 155, 153, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP7, Policy CP17
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.