®Planning appeal decision
Little Canon , 229 Canon Lane, Wateringbury , Kent, ME18 5PJ
Planning appeal 3352491 at Little Canon , 229 Canon Lane, Wateringbury , Kent, ME18 5PJ (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 4 April 2025 by Inspector Dyer I, 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 relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt and whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.
erection of garden storage shed/tractor mower store
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- ME18 5PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt and whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The site qualifies as previously developed land under paragraph 154g) of the Framework, and the proposal would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, therefore it is not inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 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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