Knapman & Sons (Builders) Ltd, 139 North Cray Road, Sidcup, DA14 5HE

Demolition of all existing buildings and erection of 3 x 3 bed and 3 x 2 bed detached dwellings and associated parking and amenity space’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/02770/FUL, dated 7 June 2018

Authority: London Borough of Bexley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Braithwaite J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition 6 of planning permission 17/02770/FUL, requiring removal of all existing buildings before commencement of construction, should be replaced with a condition requiring removal before occupation of the dwellings

What decided it

At no time during implementation would there be any greater loss of spatial openness of the Metropolitan Green Belt than would result on completion of the development, and the replacement condition would not result in any harm to the Green Belt.

Plan policies cited: CS01, CS17, 7.16

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