Oakwood House, School Lane, West Kingsdown, TN15 6AW

Planning appeal 6012162 at Oakwood House, School Lane, West Kingsdown, TN15 6AW (Sevenoaks) was allowed on 22 September 2026 by Inspector B Pattison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

Erection of a detached outbuilding

Authority: Sevenoaks
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: other
Inspector: B Pattison
Postcode: TN15 6AW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal meets the exception in Framework policy GB7.1.e as it would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, and the revised Framework's national policy is given greater weight than the conflicting local policy.

The limited impact on Green Belt openness, weighed against the exception for redevelopment of previously developed land that would not cause substantial harm, tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB3 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)Sevenoaks Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document
Judgments: Dartford BC v SSCLG [2017] EWCA Civ 141

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