®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Dunluce, Tinkerpot Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6AB
Planning appeal 6002044 at Land East of Dunluce, Tinkerpot Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6AB (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2026 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having particular regard to whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Permission in principle for the construction of a minimum of one dwelling and a maximum of one dwelling
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- TN15 6AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having particular regard to whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The appeal site is not in a sustainable location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and lack of viable sustainable transport modes, meaning the proposal fails criterion (c) of paragraph 155 of the Framework and constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply and economic/social benefits during construction and occupation of a single dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LO1Policy LO8Policy SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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