Mill House, Station Road, Southfleet, DA13 9PA

Planning appeal 6006013 at Mill House, Station Road, Southfleet, DA13 9PA (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector Thomas Courtney, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

demolish existing timber framed house, garage and outbuilding followed by erecting a 3 bed detached house and detached garage

Authority: Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: Thomas Courtney
Postcode: DA13 9PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal would be materially larger than the buildings it replaces and would cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy M12Policy M1Policy M10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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