®Planning appeal decision
Sunfield House Tonbridge Road, Ightham, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9AR
for the erection of a two storey wrap-around extension to side and rear of property. To facilitate property extension, an existing two storey flat roof extension to be demolished, and the existing double garage to be reduced in size
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any 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 proposed extension would constitute a disproportionate addition to the original building and cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness, which was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 154, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3
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.