Policy information sourced from Tonbridge and Malling Core Strategy
CP14 Development in the Countryside
In the countryside development will be restricted to:
- extensions to existing settlements in accordance with Policies CP11 or CP12 ; or,
- the one-for-one replacement, or appropriate extension, of an existing dwelling, or conversion of an existing building for residential use; or
- development that is necessary for the purposes of agriculture or forestry, including essential housing for farm or forestry workers; or
- development required for the limited expansion of an existing authorised employment use; or
- development that secures the viability of a farm, provided it forms part of a comprehensive farm diversification scheme supported by a business case; or
- redevelopment of the defined Major Developed Sites in the Green Belt which improves visual appearance, enhances openness and improves sustainability, or
- affordable housing which is justified as an exception under Policy CP19; or
- predominantly open recreation uses together with associated essential built infrastructure; or
- any other development for which a rural location is essential.
Within the Green Belt, inappropriate development which is otherwise acceptable within the terms of this policy will still be need to be justified by very special circumstances.
For more information please see the Core Strategy