®Planning appeal decision
Wood Cottage, Uckfield Lane, Hever, Kent, TN8 7LR
two storey rear extension, demolition of chimney and alterations to fenestration
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect 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 proposal results in a disproportionate addition to the original building (88% increase in floor space) which breaches Policy GB1's 50% threshold and does not qualify for the exceptions in NPPF paragraph 154, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)
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.