Foxhounds Lane Field, Foxhounds Lane, DA13 9LH

Planning appeal 3362104 at Foxhounds Lane Field, Foxhounds Lane, DA13 9LH (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt.

Application for temporary use of land for bootfairs on Sundays and Bank Holidays

Authority: Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Pattison B
Postcode: DA13 9LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness of the Green Belt
if the appeal scheme is found to be inappropriate development, 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 scheme

What decided it

The moderate harm to the openness of the Green Belt from the temporary change of use, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate community and economic benefits claimed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy M12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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