®Planning appeal decision
8 Northview Cottages, Clement Street, Swanley, KENT, BR8 7PH
for the erection of a replacement outhouse, gazebo and black metal boundary fence and gates
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · 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 2024 and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- highway safety
- 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 replacement outhouse's 66.5% increase in floor area made it materially larger than the building it replaces, constituting inappropriate Green Belt development that could not be justified by very special circumstances, whereas the gates and fencing caused only minimal harm to openness and could be adequately mitigated by landscaping.
Framework references: 154, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy M12, Policy M1, Policy M10, Policy M15, Policy M16
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.