®Planning appeal decision
81, Barnehurst Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 6HD
change of use of first floor from a 2 bedroom flat (class C3) to a nursery (class E)
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed change of use on the borough's housing stock
What decided it
The positive benefits arising from expansion of an established nursery in a sustainable location with demonstrated local demand, supported by Policy S3, outweighed the conflict with housing retention policies which contained inherent flexibility.
The conflict with housing retention policies (H8, H2, CS01) was outweighed by the benefits of expanding an established nursery in a sustainable location with demonstrated demand and support from Policy S3.
Plan policies cited: Policy H8 of The London Plan 2021, Policy H2 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan 2004, Policy CS01 of the Bexley Core Strategy 2012, Policy CS02 of the Bexley Core Strategy 2012, Policy S3 of The London Plan 2021
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.