Planning appeal decision
Goose Farm, Hodsoll Street, Kent, TN15 7LB
Planning appeal 3348365 at Goose Farm, Hodsoll Street, Kent, TN15 7LB (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 6 March 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the demolition of existing, erection of new house with solar panels on the roof. Landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- TN15 7LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal satisfied the exception at paragraph 155 of the Framework for residential development in the Green Belt, and the contemporary design would be appropriate to its context without harming character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011Policy EN1 of the Allocations and Development Management Plan 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 154
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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