Land Between 127 & 129 Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DG

Planning appeal 6000833 at Land Between 127 & 129 Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DG (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Reed J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

erection of 4.No Net Zero dwellings and associated access including resiting of public footway

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Reed J
Postcode: BR2 6DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
If the proposed development 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 proposal constitutes limited infilling within a village and therefore falls within the exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with no other material harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 49Policy 4Policy 8Policy 37Policy 44Policy G2Policy D3Policy SI 13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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