®Planning appeal decision
7 Hornfield Cottages, David Street, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0BU
- Authority
- Gravesham
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- DA13 0BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area
- if the proposal 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 substantial difference in design quality between the fallback scheme (which included a dropped ridge and setback in accordance with the SPD) and the appeal scheme (which omitted these features) meant the fallback could not outweigh the harm to character and appearance, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
the fallback position addressed the harm of inappropriateness and openness harm, but the substantial design harm to character and appearance was not outweighed by the fallback or other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal
Plan policies cited: Policy CS02 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy C13 of the Gravesham Local Plan First Review (2014), Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)
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.