®Planning appeal decision
Novus Property Development, 20 Southey Street, London, SE20 7JD
Planning appeal 3249091 at Novus Property Development, 20 Southey Street, London, SE20 7JD (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 5 January 2022 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would offer a satisfactory standard of living accommodation for future residents.
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
- Postcode
- SE20 7JD
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 4 of the Bromley Local PlanPolicy 10 of the Bromley Local PlanPolicy 37 of the Bromley Local PlanPolicy 3.5 of the London PlanPolicy 7.6 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 130
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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