®Planning appeal decision
1 Eastcroft Villas Luxted Road, Downe, ORPINGTON, Kent, BR6 7LA
without planning permission, the material change of use of agricultural land to incorporate it within the adjacent residential curtilage for off-street parking, erection of a shed, fencing and gate
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- if the development is inappropriate, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm and other identified harm arising from the development was not clearly outweighed by the identified considerations, and therefore the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
Framework references: 137, 147, 149, 150, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 49 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan
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.