®Planning appeal decision
Archies Stables Cudham Lane North, Cudham, SEVENOAKS, TN14 7QT
relocation of the existing stables, retention of the existing static home and construction of a utility dayroom
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- gypsy-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed stable block would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework and the effect of the stable block on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development upon the rural character of the Green Belt
- Whether harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would those amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal?
What decided it
The proposal would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reducing openness through introducing built development into an open part of the site, and this substantial harm could not be clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced.
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and significant harm to rural character were not clearly outweighed by the personal benefits to the appellant and family of repositioning the stable, retaining the caravan, and providing a dayroom, and therefore very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 137
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 61
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.