®Planning appeal decision
Land at Uphill , Viewlands Avenue, Westerham, TN16 2JE
Planning appeal 3270920 at Land at Uphill , Viewlands Avenue, Westerham, TN16 2JE (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 10 August 2022 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan.
a single-storey rear extension. Summary
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- TN16 2JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, 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 the development
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the planning history showing disproportionate extensions beyond the 10% policy threshold, combined with two previous Inspector decisions finding further extensions inappropriate in the Green Belt, meant very special circumstances could not be demonstrated to justify the conservatory.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 of the London PlanPolicy 49 of the Bromley Local PlanPolicy 51 of the Bromley Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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