®Planning appeal decision
Land Nw of Burnett Road , Erith, DA8 2LE
Planning appeal 3373982 at Land Nw of Burnett Road , Erith, DA8 2LE (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including effects on openness.
Change of use of land to open storage and erection of boundary fencing and gates and stationing of 2no temporary buildings (Welfare and Offices)”
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- DA8 2LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including effects on openness
- Effects on biodiversity, including the Metropolitan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation, wildlife corridor and biodiversity net gain
- Effects on flood risk, with particular regard to the site's location and maintenance access
- Effects on highway safety
- Whether the development would incorporate appropriate sustainability measures
- Whether the development would include appropriate fire safety measures
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the economic benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm and the other significant harms identified (flood risk, biodiversity, highway safety, sustainability), so very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2Policy G9Policy D4Policy D12Policy E4Policy SI1Policy SI2Policy SI12Policy T1Policy T2Policy T4Policy T5Policy T6Policy SI7SP5SP8SP9DP11DP20DP21DP22DP30DP32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 176
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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