®Planning appeal decision
HOMEWOOD STUD FARM, 89 North Cray Road, SIDCUP, DA14 5EP
change of use of the ground floor west building from stables (Class Sui Generis) to residential (Class C3) and the removal of the external staircase to the first floor flat and its replacement with an internal access and change of use in the east building of the remaining stables (Class Sui Generis) to residential (Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
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
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, privacy, external amenity space and fire safety
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal constitutes a re-use of permanent and substantial construction that preserves Green Belt openness and does not conflict with Green Belt purposes, therefore it is not inappropriate development and complies with the development plan.
Framework references: 152, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP8, Policy SP2, Policy SP1, Policy G2, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy D12, Policy D6, Policy DP2, Policy DP11, Policy SP5, Policy DP1
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