®Planning appeal decision
45 Sidcup Hill, Sidcup, DA14 6HJ
Planning appeal 3269261 at 45 Sidcup Hill, Sidcup, DA14 6HJ (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the electrical substation on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with particular regard to the setting of the Old Forge Conservation Area.
Erection of an electrical substation
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- DA14 6HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the electrical substation on the character and appearance of the surrounding area with particular regard to the setting of the Old Forge Conservation Area
What decided it
An approved alternative location for the electrical substation exists further from the pavement within the adjacent development, which would reduce prominence and harm to the Conservation Area's setting, and this less harmful alternative means the public benefit of the current location does not outweigh the identified harm.
The public benefit of serving the local area was outweighed by the less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area as a heritage asset, particularly given the availability of an approved alternative location that would cause less harm
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS01CS19ENV39ENV46HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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