Planning appeal decision
400 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HG
Planning appeal 3273871 at 400 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3HG (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed parking and access on highway and pedestrian safety.
the conversion of the existing front garden into a driveway
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- BR3 3HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed parking and access on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
Reversing vehicles on this busy road between parked vehicles would create an unacceptable hazard to highway and pedestrian safety, conflicting with Policies 32 & 34 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019 and paragraph 111 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 32Policy 34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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