®Planning appeal decision
1 Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1DR
Planning appeal 3287990 at 1 Ryecroft Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, 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: Appeal A: whether the proposed development would have been permitted by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and therefore lawful if begun on the date the application was made.
First floor side extension and elevational alterations (Appeal B); 2 floor extension (Appeal A LDC)
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moss J
- Postcode
- BR5 1DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposed development would have been permitted by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and therefore lawful if begun on the date the application was made
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
Appeal A: the proposed development would remove the catslide roof eaves at ground floor level, failing to comply with Class B condition B.2.(b)(i) of the General Permitted Development Order 2015. Appeal B: the loss of the catslide roof and resulting first floor extension would unbalance the symmetry of the semi-detached pair and harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area in conflict with the development plan.
Appeal B: conflict with the development plan was identified and material considerations were found insufficient to indicate determination should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan as a whole; conditions could not overcome the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 6 (Residential Extensions)Policy 37 (General Design of Development)Policy 8
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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