®Planning appeal decision
175 Bellegrove Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 3QS
demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 4/part 5 storey building comprising replacement retail pharmacy on the ground floor with 20 apartments with cycle and refuse stores
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aston R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
- Whether acceptable living conditions would be created for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of private external amenity space.
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable with regard to cycle parking and waste management provision.
- Whether the proposal would prejudice the re-development of adjoining land.
What decided it
The cumulative design-led harm to the character and appearance of the area, reinforced by harm to living conditions and highway safety, outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The social and economic benefits (housing contribution, improved pharmacy, temporary construction and vitality benefits) did not outweigh the harm and conflict with the development plan identified, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11c) did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy CS01, Policy H3, Policy ENV39, Policy H6, Policy CS15, Policy G18, Policy T2, Policy T1, Policy T5, Policy H12, Policy D5, Policy D8
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