Redriff Birdhouse Lane, Downe, ORPINGTON, BR6 7LJ

demolition of existing stable buildings and erection of a new three-bedroom house (with associated refuse and cycle facilities) and stables with creation of soft landscaped areas by removal of existing hard surfaces

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Chukwujekwu I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
The effect of the development on openness of the Green Belt
If the development is inappropriate, is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development would have a harmful effect on the openness of the Green Belt through its scale, siting, appearance and introduction of residential domesticity, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.

Framework references: 137, 147, 149

Plan policies cited: Policy 49 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021)

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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