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Notice upheld20 January 20253320362

Flintlock Norsted Lane, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7PQ

Planning appeal 3320362 at Flintlock Norsted Lane, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7PQ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the change of use is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from a residential use to a mixed use of residential and commercial use as a car repair business

Authority
London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
BR6 7PQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the change of use is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the change of use on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the change of use on the living conditions of neighbours, particularly as regards disturbance
  • would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The material change of use to a commercial car repair business is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and significant harm to neighbouring living conditions, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 49 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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