®Planning appeal decision
Downe Livery Stables, High Elms Road, Downe, ORPINGTON, BR6 7JL
without the required planning permission , the construction at the above Land, of a single storey wooden outbuilding on the above Land, situated within the Green Belt area, close to the highway known as High Elms Road to the left of the main entrance to the stables. The outbuilding measures approximately 7m in length, 5m in width and 2.95m in height with a flat roof. It is being used by staff and as a welfare unit for visiting public and is located in the approximate position marked with an X in the attached plan
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape
- Whether the 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 proposal
What decided it
The outbuilding comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harms its openness and conflicts with its purposes, and the unclear temporary need does not constitute very special circumstances to justify the development.
Plan policies cited: Policy 49, Policy 37
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.