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Redriff Birdhouse Lane, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LJ
Planning appeal 3284426 at Redriff Birdhouse Lane, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7LJ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 9 September 2022 by Inspector Chukwujekwu I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
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
- Postcode
- BR6 7LJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 49 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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