®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 76-80 Crescent Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BD
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 37, Policy 4, Policy 3, Policy H2 of the London Plan (2021)
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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