®Planning appeal decision
Land East of 3 Chart View, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6PP
erection of 5no. residential dwellings and associated private amenity space, landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Kent Downs National Landscape, the Kemsing Conservation Area and the setting of listed buildings
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policies
- the effect of the development on openness
- whether the development would provide appropriate facilities for waste collection
- whether the harms to the Green Belt, and any other harms, 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 harms to the Green Belt, openness, heritage assets and national landscape, which carry substantial and great weight, are not clearly outweighed by the housing supply benefits and other considerations, and therefore do not amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial and great weight harms to the Green Belt, openness, character and appearance, heritage assets and national landscape were not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing contribution, and the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154, 155, 189, 212
Plan policies cited: SP1, EN1, EN4, EN5
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.