®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of The Manor, New Barn Lane, Cudham, TN16 2HT
Planning appeal 3319266 at Land South Of The Manor, New Barn Lane, Cudham, TN16 2HT (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 15 November 2023 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on openness and the purposes of including land in the Green Belt, in regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.
Alteration of an existing agricultural building to be used as a family home, reducing its original footprint and volume, with front and rear gardens enclosed by metal wire fencing, incorporating low carbon measures including solar panels, air heat pumps, and ground heat extraction pumps, with electric charging points.
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- TN16 2HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on openness and the purposes of including land in the Green Belt, in regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the appeal development 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 it
What decided it
The application site boundary extending significantly beyond the building and identified amenity space into open field would allow residential use of a much greater area, causing harm to Green Belt openness and conflicting with the purpose of safeguarding countryside from encroachment, which could not be clearly outweighed by the minor housing contribution.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 49Policy 37
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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