®Planning appeal decision
146 White Cross Inn Public House North Cray Road, Sidcup, DA14 5EL
Planning appeal 3336108 at 146 White Cross Inn Public House North Cray Road, Sidcup, DA14 5EL (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the alterations are inappropriate development in the Green Belt as defined in the Framework and relevant development plan policies.
‘alterations to site access; with new parking layout, hard and soft landscaping; alterations to beer garden layout to include external amenities, outdoor Bar, pergolas and seating (Part- Retrospective)’
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- DA14 5EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the alterations are inappropriate development in the Green Belt as defined in the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect on living conditions for occupiers of nearby dwellings, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect on heritage assets, with reference to the character and appearance of the North Cray Village Conservation Area, the significance of the locally listed public house and the setting of the Grade II Listed Building Loring Hall, and whether any harm to designated heritage assets is outweighed by public benefits
- whether any 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 development
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to harm to the Green Belt and openness, combined with harm to heritage assets and living conditions, is not clearly outweighed by the economic and social benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021Policy SP8 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023Policy DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023Policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021Policy SP6 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023Policy DP14 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023Policy SP3 of the Bexley Local Plan 2023
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 208
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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