®Planning appeal decision
19 Ancaster Road, Beckenham, KENT, BR3 4DZ
Conversion of dwelling into two x 2- bedroom flat and two x 1-bedroom flats including extension to roof and single storey rear extension; associated parking, cycle store
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to internal space standards
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposal would provide substandard internal accommodation that fails to meet minimum space standards, causing oppressively confined living conditions for future occupiers, which cannot be justified by the limited housing benefits given the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
the limited benefits of providing two additional dwellings to address housing undersupply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from substandard accommodation that fails to meet minimum space standards
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H2, Bromley Local Plan Policy 4, Bromley Local Plan Policy 8, Bromley Local Plan Policy 9, Bromley Local Plan Policy 37
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