®Planning appeal decision
Land adj Ryecroft Farm, Green Street Green Road , Darenth, Kent, DA2 8DX
the conversion of existing stable building to a dwelling (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed dwelling having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development
What decided it
The site's location within an existing cluster of development with reasonable accessibility to services by non-car means, combined with its previously developed land status, meant the proposal was not an isolated home in the countryside and the benefits of housing provision outweighed the limited disbenefits in the Policy S5 balancing exercise.
The moderate weight given to the provision of an additional dwelling on previously developed land and moderate weight to biodiversity benefits outweighed the small disbenefit from the location in relation to access to services and facilities and the limited effect on rural character, resulting in the proposal being acceptable under Local Plan Policy S5
Framework references: 84, 154g
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S5, Policy S3
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.