Hunters Den, South of Knockholt Railway Station, Halstead, Knockholt, TN14 7HR

‘use of land for horticulture and erection of polytunnels, storage shed, hardstanding for car park and wildlife pond.’

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Burch S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity and ecological habitat within a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), including protected species
if the scheme is inappropriate development, 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 development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

Framework references: 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy 49 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy G2 of the London Plan (2021), Policy 32 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy T4 of the London Plan, Policy T3 of the London Plan, Policy 69 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 70 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 72 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy G6 of the London Plan, Policy G7 of the London Plan

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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