®Planning appeal decision
1B Copers Cope Road, BECKENHAM, BR3 1NB
demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of 7no. apartments and associated works
- 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 development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's accordance with development plan policies and the significant weight to be given to the provision of six additional dwellings in a sustainable location, outweighed the limited adverse effects on character and living conditions.
The significant benefit of providing six additional dwellings in a sustainable location, in accordance with the London Plan's raised housing targets, outweighed the limited adverse impacts on character and appearance and the limited overshadowing effect on the adjacent property's garden, with no significant adverse effect on habitable rooms.
Framework references: 11, 119
Plan policies cited: Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 1, Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 4, Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 8, Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 37, London Plan (2021) Policy D3, London Plan (2021) Policy D5, London Plan (2021) Policy H1, London Plan (2021) Policy H2
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.