®Planning appeal decision
Majec Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JT
Planning appeal 3320027 at Majec Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JT (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 6 October 2023 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.
replacement of hip-ended pitched roof construction, incorporating front and rear dormer window projections, over an existing single storey bungalow with a dual-pitched roof, including over existing flat-roofed single storey extensions, to form 3 new bedrooms within the new roof space
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- BR6 7JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed 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 required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The proposed development would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by resulting in disproportionate additions to the original building, and the substantial weight to be given to this Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 49Policy 51
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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