®Planning appeal decision
Newington Farm, Arnolds Lane, Sutton At Hone, DARTFORD, Kent, DA4 9HE
for part demolition and part conversion of existing agricultural buildings to form 4 residential dwellings consisting of 2 x 2 bed, 1 x three bed and 1 x four bed units, together with associated car parking, cycle storage, bin storage facilities and landscaping/ecological enhancements
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and any resultant effects on openness
- the impact on the living conditions for future occupiers with regard to light, outlook and external amenity space
- the impact on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and fails to satisfy the sustainability and unmet need tests in Framework paragraph 155, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by virtue of inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with harm to living conditions and character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of four additional housing units and ecological enhancements.
Framework references: 11, 83, 110, 115, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy M12, Policy M1, Policy M9, Policy M10
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.