®Planning appeal decision
1, Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DR
1 x new dwelling house together with roof/elevational alterations to the existing Dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moss J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers, with regard to privacy and outlook
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the location of the development would be acceptable, with regard to flooding and the safety of its occupiers
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance and neighbouring privacy, meant the adverse effects significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan.
The benefits of providing a single home and construction-phase economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to living conditions of adjoining occupiers, character and appearance of the area, and flood risk and safety concerns, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 74, 162, 168
Plan policies cited: Policy 37 (General Design of Development), Policy 3 (Backland and Garden Land Development), Policy 6 (Residential Extensions), Policy 115 (Reducing Flood Risk), Policy H1 (Increasing housing supply), Policy H2 (Small sites), Policy D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach), Policy D4 (Delivering Good Design), Policy SI 12 (Flood risk management)
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.