The Paddock, Nurstead Avenue, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7LA

Planning appeal 6003060 at The Paddock, Nurstead Avenue, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7LA (Dartford Borough Council) was allowed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

Change of use of land to equestrian and the erection of a stables building comprising 1 stall, 1 tack room, and 1 feed store with associated access onto Nurstead Avenue

Authority: Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Dring G
Postcode: DA3 7LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it

What decided it

The modest scale of the stable building and hardstanding, proportionate to the private equestrian use proposed, would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and constitute an appropriate facility under NPPF paragraph 154(b).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy M12 of The Dartford Plan Adopted April 2024
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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