®Planning appeal decision
15 Cranworth Cottages Leaves Green Road, KESTON, BR2 6DB
for conversion of property to form a 5 bedroom HMO
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- 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
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the appeal proposal upon the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, with specific reference to outlook
- 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 proposal results in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building and no very special circumstances exist to justify what amounts to inappropriate development harmful to the openness of the Green Belt.
The slight impacts upon character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions do not outweigh the substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt.
Framework references: 148
Plan policies cited: Policy 51, Policy 6, Policy 37
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.