®Planning appeal decision
Farringleys , Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB
Planning appeal 3320882 at Farringleys , Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HB (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
described on the
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- BR2 6HB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan 2021 Policy D14London Plan Policy G2Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 37Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 49Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 119Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 138Paragraph 11
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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