®Planning appeal decision
19 Ruskin Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BD
Planning appeal 3273029 at 19 Ruskin Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BD (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 26 November 2021 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on parking availability and highway safety in the area.
Erection of a Part 2/part 3 storey building to provide 6 apartments comprising 2 x 1 bed and 4 x 2 bed with associated amenities
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- DA17 5BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on parking availability and highway safety in the area
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for cycle parking
- the effect of the development proposed on the living conditions of the occupiers of 17 Ruskin Road, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The unacceptable effects on highway safety due to inadequate parking provision and inadequate cycle parking provision, which conflict with the development plan and Framework, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.
The modest benefits of providing new dwellings and economic benefits were insufficient to outweigh the significant harm to parking availability and highway safety and the inadequate cycle parking provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policies T17 and ENV39 of the Bexley Council Unitary Development Plan (2004)Policy CS15 of the Bexley Core Strategy (2012)Policies T6 and T6.1 of the London Plan 2021Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021saved Policies H9 and ENV39 of the UDPPolicy D6 of the London Plan 2021
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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