®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 December 20253367912
Hill View, Rock Hill, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7PP
single storey extension. Internal alterations
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether the 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 proposed development
What decided it
The proposed extension would result in a disproportionate addition to the original building (70.27% increase against a 50% threshold), constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes moderate harm to openness which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1
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.