Issue - meetings

Report HPR2021/004

Members were requested to consider confirmation of three non-immediate Article 4 Directions to withdraw the permitted development right for change of use from office to residential. The Directions would apply to the three Office Clusters as shown in the Bromley Local Plan (January 2019 – Crayfield Business Park (Cray Valley West), Knoll Rise (Orpington) and Masons Hill (Bromley Town).  If confirmed, the Directions would come into force on 10 July 2021, in order to remove potential liability to pay compensation.

Councillor Huntington-Thresher had supported the proposal for an Article 4 Direction and was pleased to see it come to fruition.

RESOLVED that:-

1)  the confirmation of three ‘non-immediate’ Article 4 Directions be recommended, to withdraw the permitted development right granted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 Part 3 Class O, which permits uses falling within Class B1(a) (office) to change use to Class C3 (dwellinghouse);

2)  the matter be referred to the Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee for pre-decision scrutiny; and

3)  Members note that the Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation and Housing would be asked to authorise the confirmation of the three non-immediate Directions, which would come into force on 10 July 2021 (12 months from the day on which they were made).