Planning appeal decision
Former Porcupine Inn, 24 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, SE9 4QW
Planning appeal 3274124 at Former Porcupine Inn, 24 Mottingham Road, Mottingham, SE9 4QW (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 23 March 2022 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety.
the demolition of the existing public house and the erection of an A1 retail foodstore, with associated car parking, reconfigured site access, landscaping, servicing and other associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
- Postcode
- SE9 4QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that there was limited substantive evidence that the increase in vehicular traffic would lead to unacceptable impacts on highway safety or that residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe, and that the proposed development would comply with Policies 31, 32 and 33 of the Bromley Local Plan and Policies T4 and T6.3 of the London Plan 2021.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 31 Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 32 Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 33 Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 23 Bromley Local PlanPolicy T4 London Plan 2021Policy T6.3 London Plan 2021Policy D1 London Plan 2021Policy HC7 London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54
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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