®Planning appeal decision
Novus Property Development, 20 Southey Street, LONDON, SE20 7JD
conversion of a storage building to residential (part retrospective)
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would offer a satisfactory standard of living accommodation for future residents
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents
What decided it
The failure to create a satisfactory living environment for future residents combined with material harm to neighbours' living conditions through overlooking and loss of privacy meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits, even under the tilted balance.
The social and economic benefits of providing one additional housing unit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions for both future occupiers and neighbouring residents, such that the proposal would not constitute sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 60, 69, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 10 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 3.5 of the London Plan, Policy 7.6 of the London Plan
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.