Policy information sourced from Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
LT2 - Equestrian Development
Proposals for equestrian buildings, facilities and activities which would meet the following criteria will be permitted:
- buildings would be appropriate in scale to their setting and would be closely related to existing farm buildings or other groups of buildings that are well screened from public view;
- for proposals that involve new facilities for the keeping of horses, sufficient grazing land and off road riding areas would be available and would not harm the amenities of surrounding residents;
- the proposal would not have an unacceptable impact on the water environment and sewage disposal, and
- the development would not result in harm to the character of the landscape or the ecological value of the area in which it is situated.
Proposals for equestrian development in the Green Belt will be permitted where the scale of the development is appropriate to a Green Belt setting, and where the cumulative impact of other buildings, does not harm the openness of the Green Belt.
Where stables or associated equestrian buildings are proposed they should be designed and constructed in materials appropriate to a rural area and should not be of a size and degree of permanence that they could be adapted for other use in the future.
The conversion of rural buildings to equestrian centres or stables would be acceptable
For more information please see the Allocations and Development Management Plan