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Little Elms Nursery, 109A Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8HU
Planning appeal 3336484 at Little Elms Nursery, 109A Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8HU (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition limiting the number of children to 90 is necessary, relevant to the development permitted, and reasonable in all other respects, with regard to the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, and to highway safety.
the erection of a single storey outbuilding for use as two offices in association with existing nursery without complying with a condition attached to planning permission reference DC/12/02182/FULL1, dated 2 October 2012
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- BR6 8HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition limiting the number of children to 90 is necessary, relevant to the development permitted, and reasonable in all other respects, with regard to the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, and to highway safety
What decided it
The disputed condition limiting the number of children to 90 was not relevant to the development permitted (the outbuilding for staff offices), and therefore failed the necessity and relevance tests required by the National Planning Policy Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 56
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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