®Planning appeal decision
Land on the North West Side of Shire Lane, Keston, BR2 6AA
Planning appeal 3282991 at Land on the North West Side of Shire Lane, Keston, BR2 6AA (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 27 April 2023 by Inspector Dignan P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, in this case in terms of Green Belt openness, the purposes of including land in the Green Belt, the effect on rural character and appearance, and site location relative to services and facilities, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development.
Change of use of land from agricultural/equestrian paddock to Gypsy and Traveller site comprising one pitch accommodating one mobile home, one touring caravan, and one dayroom, together with hardstanding area, 1.8m close board fence and access drive
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dignan P
- Postcode
- BR6 7HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, in this case in terms of Green Belt openness, the purposes of including land in the Green Belt, the effect on rural character and appearance, and site location relative to services and facilities, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial and definitional harm to the Green Belt, including loss of openness and conflict with its purposes, was not clearly outweighed by the personal circumstances of the family or the best interests of the children.
substantial harm to the Green Belt (inappropriateness, loss of openness, conflict with Green Belt purposes) and harm to rural character outweighed the considerable weight given to the family's personal circumstances, lack of a suitable alternative site and the best interests of the children, so no very special circumstances existed
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BLP Policy 49LP Policy G2BLP Policy 37(b)BLP Policy 12
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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