®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 3 to 7 Fishers Wood Grove, Bromley, BR2 8FD
erection of a residential development comprising 1no (minimum) and 9no (maximum) dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular reference to whether the appeal site is grey belt land in respect of its location within the Bromley, Hayes & Keston Commons Conservation Area and purposes (a), (b) and (d) in paragraph 143 of the NPPF
- If the appeal site is grey belt land, whether the proposal is inappropriate development for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan
- If the proposal is inappropriate development of grey belt land, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the landscape character of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the appeal scheme
What decided it
The proposal would not be in a sustainable location with particular reference to Framework paragraphs 110 and 115, as future residents would be heavily dependent on private vehicles due to the narrow, unlit access via Fishers Wood Grove lacking footways, making it inappropriate development of grey belt land that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
The significant weight afforded to housing delivery arising from the Council's 2.4-year housing land supply shortfall was outweighed by the substantial weight to be attached to harm to the Green Belt (inappropriate development and loss of openness) and the conflict with Framework policies directing development to sustainable locations, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 155, 156, 157, 207, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 41, Policy 33, Policy 32, Policy 4, Policy 37, Policy 77, Policy 73, Policy 49, London Plan Policy DC3, London Plan Policy HC1, London Plan Policy T1, London Plan Policy T4, London Plan Policy T3, London Plan Policy G2, London Plan Policy D3
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.