®Planning appeal decision
Croft Cottage High Elms Road, Downe, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JL
first floor rear dormer extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the locally listed building
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed development would result in a 30% increase in floor area when combined with the existing extension, substantially exceeding the 10% policy threshold and constituting disproportionate and inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and the character of a locally listed building, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
Framework references: 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 51, Policy 37, Policy 39
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.