®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed23 May 20233309249
4 West Hill, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JJ
described on the application form as “ground floor and first floor extension with internal reconfiguration
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- 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 on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 proposed extensions would result in a cumulative floor area increase of approximately 229% over the original building, far exceeding the 10% threshold in Policy 51, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by the considerations advanced.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 51
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.