®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 76-80 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BD
Planning appeal 3278452 at Land Rear of 76-80 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BD (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the erection of detached bungalow
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- BR5 1BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, caused by the loss of the verdant band of gardens that defines the planned layout of the Morrell Estate, substantially and demonstrably outweighs the significant benefit of delivering a single dwelling to address the housing shortfall.
The significant weight attributable to the provision of a single dwelling and contribution to housing supply was substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area; the balance is not in favour of the appeal scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 37Policy 4Policy 3Policy H2 of the London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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