Farringleys , Westerham Road, KESTON, BR2 6HB

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Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cross D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
The living conditions of nearby residents in respect of noise and disturbance
Highway safety
If the development is inappropriate, 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 the development

What decided it

The form and intensity of vehicle movements and parking generated by the proposal at weekends would be of an urban character materially different from the existing equestrian use, causing inappropriate development in the Green Belt and significant harm to neighbouring residents' living conditions that are not outweighed by other considerations.

Framework references: 150, 138, 11

Plan policies cited: London Plan 2021 Policy D14, London Plan Policy G2, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 37, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 49, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 119, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 32

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