3 Moxey Close, Biggin Hill, Bromley, TN16 3GJ

construction of single storey rear extension to provide ground floor bedroom / shower room for disabled occupier

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Clark L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
Its effect on openness of the Green Belt
If the scheme would be inappropriate development, 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 specific evidenced need for the extension to accommodate a disabled occupant's care requirements, combined with the contextually modest size of the proposed extension, constituted very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt.

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan, Policy 49 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy 51 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019

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