®Planning appeal decision
The Wheatsheaf, Hever Road, Bough Beech, EDENBRIDGE, TN8 7NU
‘stationing of the cedar cabin – used as commercial kitchen. Timber post and canopy – used to connect the kitchen cabin and the pub; and Cold Store enclosure.’
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect it has upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building known as 'The Wheatsheaf Public House' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- if the development is inappropriate whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is 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 is disproportionate to the original building, and fails to preserve the listed building's significance, with insufficient evidence of public benefits to justify the harm.
Framework references: 11, 142, 153, 154, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy GB8, Policy EN4, Policy LO8
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.