®Planning appeal decision
1 Keith Park Crescent, Biggin Hill, WESTERHAM, TN16 3ER
for the erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension and creation of front porch (as alternative works to those granted a Certificate of Lawfulness under reference DC/20/00751/PLUD) and erection of outbuilding in rear garden as per Certificate of Lawfulness DC/20/00751/PLUD
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The fallback position of the previously granted Certificate of Lawfulness for substantially larger and more visually harmful works constituted a very special circumstance of significant weight that clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was clearly outweighed by the very special circumstance that the fallback Certificate of Lawfulness scheme would result in greater harm to openness and character, making the proposed smaller and more considered alternative the preferable outcome.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy 51
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.