®Planning appeal decision
Southern Garage Block (Viraj House), South Park Court, Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1PH
the demolition of 3 garages and erection of a 2-storey attached building to create a 2-bedroom dwelling with associated car parking, bicycle store and screen to existing refuse storage area
- 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
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Southend Road Conservation Area
- Whether the proposed development would affect the living conditions of the occupants of 27 and 29 South Park Court with specific regard to privacy and outlook
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to external space
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Conservation Area's character and appearance, combined with significant harm to neighbouring occupants' privacy and outlook and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling.
The limited benefits of providing a single dwelling on a previously developed site were substantially outweighed by substantial harm to the Conservation Area's character and appearance, significant harm to neighbouring living conditions, and poor quality external space for future occupants, resulting in a balance against the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 189, 199, 202, 130
Plan policies cited: Local Plan Policy 4, Local Plan Policy 37, Local Plan Policy 41, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H2, London Plan Policy HC1
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.