®Planning appeal decision
Land at Grangewood Lane, Beckenham, BR3 1NT
construction of a detached single storey 2 bedroom dwellinghouse with associated car parking, landscaping and refuse storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of material harm to character, appearance, or neighbouring living conditions, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development which tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.
The benefits of housing delivery, in the context of a significant undersupply of housing land, outweighed any other considerations, as no material harm to character, appearance, or neighbouring amenity was identified.
Framework references: 11, 12, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan, Policy D3 of the London Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy T5 of the London Plan, Policy T6.1 of the London Plan, Policy D7 of the London Plan, Policy SI 1 of the London Plan
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.