®Planning appeal decision
Land Between 35 and 37 Monterey Close, BEXLEY, DA5 2BX
outline application with matters reserved relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale with access to be determined for the erection of up to two dwellinghouses with a maximum height of 2-2.5 storeys
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt through visual urban encroachment of two buildings at up to 2.5 storeys height, and the modest housing and economic benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
the modest housing and economic benefits from two dwellings do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of its inappropriateness
Framework references: 154, 155, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy SP8 of the Bexley Local Plan Part 1 2023, Policy G2 of The London Plan 2021
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.