Five Oaks Stables , Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR

the rationalisation of existing stables from 29 stables down to 10 stables and replacement of the existing dwelling together with removal of mobile home and ancillary structures, removal of existing hardstanding and extension of fields with comprehensive landscaping scheme

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposed development would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development, as the overall reduction in built form and visual screening by mature trees would offset the increased height and footprint of the replacement dwelling.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan, March 2021, Policy 49 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan, January 2019

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