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Dismissed21 September 20266007121

Deerleap Bank, Halstead Lane, Knockholt, TN14 7EP

Planning appeal 6007121 at Deerleap Bank, Halstead Lane, Knockholt, TN14 7EP (Sevenoaks) was dismissed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector Claire Coles, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Erection of dwellings with a minimum of 4 or maximum of 6 net dwellings

Authority
Sevenoaks
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Claire Coles
Postcode
TN14 7EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • Whether the amount of development would be appropriate having particular regard to development plan policy on density of residential development

What decided it

The proposal's failure to achieve the required density of development on the site in accordance with Policy SP7 of the Core Strategy and Policy L3 of the Framework, which could not be outweighed by the moderate benefits to housing delivery.

The benefits to housing delivery and the local economy were not sufficient to outweigh the adverse effects of low-density development that conflicts with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LO7Policy LO8Policy SP7Policy L3 2.b.Policy L3 2.a.Policy DP3 1.Policy HO7 (1)

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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