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Dismissed20 June 20253351862

Land East of 3 Chart View, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6PP

Planning appeal 3351862 at Land East of 3 Chart View, Kemsing, Kent, TN15 6PP (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 20 June 2025 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
TN15 6PP

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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