Planning appeal decision
Cudham Frith , Cudham Lane South , Sevenoaks, TN14 7NZ
Planning appeal 3349808 at Cudham Frith , Cudham Lane South , Sevenoaks, TN14 7NZ (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 27 February 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary with particular regard to Green Belt and National Landscape policies.
conversion of existing residential annexe (The Cottage) to form a separate detached 3 bedroom dwelling with its own curtilage to be served by an existing single storey detached garage, with alterations to include conversion of integral garage to a bedroom and the provision of two dormers on the south-eastern roof slope without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/23/03277/FULL1, dated 24 November 2023
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- TN14 7NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary with particular regard to Green Belt and National Landscape policies
What decided it
Class B roof additions are already prohibited by National Landscape policy, making the condition restriction on Class B unreasonable and unnecessary, while restrictions on Classes A and E extensions and outbuildings remain justified to protect Green Belt openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 37Policy 49Policy 51Policy 76
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
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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