®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed15 November 20233319266
Land South Of The Manor, New Barn Lane, Cudham, TN16 2HT
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
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.
Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 37
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.