®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining and to the West of Jodeen Animal Sanctuary, Sevenoaks Road, Halstead, Kent, TN14 7HR
Planning appeal 3378375 at Land Adjoining and to the West of Jodeen Animal Sanctuary, Sevenoaks Road, Halstead, Kent, TN14 7HR (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 5 August 2026 by Inspector McGlone A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies.
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, its effect on openness
- if the proposal 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The dayroom's size and footprint were found to exceed the demonstrable unmet need of the site's occupants, so it failed Framework paragraph 155(b) and the resulting Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
for the dayroom, the Green Belt harm (substantial weight) was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations including the dayroom's partial benefit (moderate positive weight), so the very special circumstances necessary to justify it were not made out; for the hardstanding, fencing and use of the land, compliance with Framework paragraphs 154 and 155 outweighed the conflict with Local Plan Policy 49
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Local Plan Policy 49London Plan Policy G2Local Plan Policies 69 and 72London Plan Policy G6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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