®Planning appeal decision
9 St. Clare Court, Foxgrove Avenue, Beckenham , BR3 5BG
conversion of lower ground floor storage into a two bedroom apartment. New steps leading to flat entrance and existing steps extended to communal garden and private patio area. New lightwell to front and rear of property
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the amenities and character of the area
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the amenity and character of the area, arising from the extent of excavations and changes to communal garden areas, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of providing one additional dwelling, even under the tilted balance.
the adverse impacts arising in relation to the proposal's impacts on the amenity and character of the area would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 130, 60, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy H1 of the London Plan, Policy D6 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.