®Planning appeal decision
Wardens Flat, Penceat Court, 17 Bourdon Road, LONDON, SE20 7SH
the construction of two additional storeys to residential building to provide 2 no. studio flats and 8 no. one bedroom flats with balconies and associated development. (56 day application under Class A, Part 20, Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order, 2015 (as amended) with regards to transport and highways impacts, flooding risk, air traffic and defence assets impacts, contamination risks, external appearance of the building, provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms, impact on existing and neighbouring residential amenities and impact on protected views)
- 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 external appearance of the building, with specific regard to the character of Bourdon Road
- The living conditions of occupants of neighbouring premises relating to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character of Bourdon Road through its incongruous design and excessive height relative to surrounding 2-storey properties, and would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupants through increased overlooking and an oppressive sense of enclosure.
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D9, Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 37, Bromley Local Plan (2019) Policy 47
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