1 Standard Road, Downe, ORPINGTON, BR6 7HJ

loft conversion consisting of 3 number gabled dormers. Side extension to right hand side of building; offset away from the neighbouring boundary

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Gee R

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 National Planning Policy Framework
The effect on character and appearance
The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property by reason of outlook

What decided it

The proposal would not represent disproportionate additions to the original dwelling when assessed against the Framework's test rather than solely the 10% policy threshold, and would not harm Green Belt openness, character and appearance, or neighbouring amenity.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 51, Policy 6, Policy 37

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