®Planning appeal decision
Charmwood Lane, Orpington, BR6 7SA
Planning appeal 3327976 at Charmwood Lane, Orpington, BR6 7SA (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
new warehousing and associated offices
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- BR6 7SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy, in particular with respect to accessibility
- the effect of the proposal on living conditions of existing occupiers
- if the proposal would be 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 substantial harm to Green Belt openness from introducing a large new building into an otherwise open parcel of land, which cannot be clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of the proposal, means very special circumstances do not exist to justify inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 49Policy 30Policy 31Policy 33Policy 37Policy 83Policy 119Policy G2Policy T3Policy T4Policy T6Policy D4Policy D14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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