®Planning appeal decision
1, Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DR
Planning appeal 3279652 at 1, Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1DR (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
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
- Postcode
- BR5 1DR
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 74Paragraph 162Paragraph 168
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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