®Planning appeal decision
Eden Fields, Farthing Street, Downe Orpington, Kent, BR6 7JB
the demolition of existing stables buildings and erection of detached single storey three-bedroom dwelling, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/20/01510/FULL1, dated 24 December 2020
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Witherley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 7 (restricting permitted development rights under the GPDO) is necessary and reasonable, particularly having regard to the effect that removing it would have on the openness and visual amenity of the Green Belt
What decided it
Permitted development rights apply throughout the Green Belt under the GPDO, and the Government has not restricted these rights in such locations, indicating they are considered acceptable; therefore, removing such rights from new homeowners requires clear site-specific justification which the Council failed to provide.
Framework references: 56, 149, 54
Plan policies cited: Policy 37, Policy 49, Policy 51
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