Land Rear of Ewen House, High Road, Fobbing, SS17 9JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• if inappropriate, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to designated heritage assets
• the effect of the proposal on highway safety
• if inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm from inappropriateness, loss of openness and heritage harm was not clearly outweighed by the limited other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.

the substantial harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness, together with heritage harm attracting considerable weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits put forward, so the balance tipped against the proposal