®Planning appeal decision
157 North Cray Road, SIDCUP, DA14 5LT
described on the application form as ‘addition of single storey attached annex including single storey rear extension to main building’
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
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
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 155 North Cray Road, with particular regard to outlook
- If it is 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt due to disproportionate additions to the original building, and the limited weight of other considerations does not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CS01 of the Bexley Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS17 of the Bexley Core Strategy (2012), Policy ENV39 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan (2004), Policy H9 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan (2004)
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.