®Planning appeal decision
2 Fishers Wood Grove, BROMLEY, BR2 8FD
change of use of land from agricultural to residential garden land with associated boundary fencing
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the change of use of the land is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bromley, Hayes and Keston Commons Conservation Area
What decided it
The change of use falls within NPPF paragraph 155(e) as a material change of use that may be non-inappropriate in the Green Belt provided openness is preserved, and the modest scale and screening of the development means openness is preserved and Green Belt purposes are not harmed.
The benefits of an enlarged residential garden outweigh the conflict with the out-of-date Local Plan Policy 49, with the Framework policies on Green Belt and heritage providing no clear reason for refusal.
Framework references: 155, 152, 143, 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy G2, Local Plan Policy 49, Local Plan Policy 41, London Plan Policy HC1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.