Perran, Charles Road, Badgers Mount, SEVENOAKS, Kent, TN14 7BB

a hybrid planning application to consist of: a) Full planning application for demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings. Sub division of land with construction of replacement dwelling with associated landscaping. b) Outline application for one dwelling with all matters reserved

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework
the effect of the proposed development on ecological interests

What decided it

Insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not have an unacceptable adverse effect on protected species and ancient woodland, contrary to development plan policies and the Framework.

The contribution to housing supply (one net additional dwelling) attracted limited weight and did not justify the adverse impacts on ecological interests, particularly given the protection afforded to ancient woodland under paragraph 11d) of the Framework.

Framework references: 154, 154d, 154g, 11d, 99

Plan policies cited: Policy SP11 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011, Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocation and Development Management Plan 2015

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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