®Planning appeal decision
Southview Hockenden Lane, SWANLEY, BR8 7QH
for change of use of land to a residential caravan site for one Romani family. The site to contain one static caravan, one touring caravan, parking for 2 cars with associated hardstanding, and infrastructure
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Orr H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the operational development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- Effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the grant of planning permission
What decided it
The balance between substantial Green Belt and character harm against unmet need and personal circumstances did not amount to very special circumstances for a permanent permission, but justified a temporary three-year permission pending clarification of need.
The substantial harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt, combined with harm to openness, character and appearance, and intentional unauthorised development, outweighed the unmet need and personal circumstances for a permanent permission, but was insufficient to justify outright refusal, leading to a temporary three-year permission.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy G2, Policy 12
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