®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Knockholt Railway Station, North Side, Sevenoaks Road, Halstead, Bromley, TN14 7HR
Without planning permission, on the Land, shown in detail on the attached plan, a) Installation of brick walls, incorporating brick piers and metal gates at the entrance to the Land, between the points marked “A” and “B” on the attached plan, and b) Erection of a stable block in approximately the position marked “C” on the attached plan and measuring 12.8 metres in length, 3.6 metres in width, with a dual pitched roof extending to a height of 3.3 metres
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lewis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the walls, piers and gates constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt and if so whether very special circumstances exist to justify them
- Whether the stable block constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and if so whether very special circumstances exist to justify it
- Whether the compliance period of three months is reasonable
What decided it
The Inspector balanced the harm to Green Belt openness against the appellant's protected characteristics as an Irish Traveller and the positive obligation to facilitate traditional gypsy way of life, granting temporary permission for the stable block rather than requiring demolition.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 61
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