Former Gasholder Site, Homesdale Road, Bromley , BR1 2UE

Planning appeal 3263978 at Former Gasholder Site, Homesdale Road, Bromley , BR1 2UE (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 12 August 2021 by Inspector Wilders B, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal provides a suitable mix of development and in particular whether the amount of employment floorspace and the quantum and type of housing proposed is acceptable having regard to matters including employment and housing need (including affordable housing), housing supply, the requirements of Policy 1 - Site Allocation 4 of the Bromley Local Plan, density and viability.

the construction of a builders’ merchants building (Sui Generis Use) and associated storage and loading areas, creation of new vehicular access to Homesdale Road, a new substation, 6 no. residential dwellings, with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated highway works

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Wilders B
Postcode: BR1 2UE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal provides a suitable mix of development and in particular whether the amount of employment floorspace and the quantum and type of housing proposed is acceptable having regard to matters including employment and housing need (including affordable housing), housing supply, the requirements of Policy 1 - Site Allocation 4 of the Bromley Local Plan, density and viability.

What decided it

The significant shortfall in housing against the Site 4 allocation and Policy D3, combined with the Inspector's finding that a policy-compliant scheme could not be shown to have no reasonable prospect of coming forward, meant the harm from this conflict significantly and demonstrably outweighed the proposal's benefits.

The significant harm from conflict with BLP Policy 1 and Site 4 and with LP Policies H1 and D3 outweighed the benefits of affordable housing, employment provision, economic benefits and remediation, such that under the tilted balance the adverse impacts of granting permission significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Site 4Policy H1Policy D3Policy 2Policy H4Policy 83Policy E4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 122Paragraph 60Paragraph 62Paragraph 63

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