®Planning appeal decision
37 to 45 Oaklands Road, Bromley, BR1 3SJ
erection of three storey building comprising three 1 bedroom apartments with associated parking, bin and cycle storage and amenity space with retained trees and landscaping
- 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
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area including trees
- highway safety
- biodiversity and wildlife habitats
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the loss of the undeveloped nature of the site and its function as part of a green corridor, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns, outweighed the benefits of providing three additional dwellings in an area with a shortfall in housing land supply.
The benefits of providing three additional dwellings in an accessible area identified for renewal on an underutilised site were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and undemonstrated highway safety, such that the appeal should be dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 111
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy G1, London Plan Policy G7, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6, Bromley Local Plan Policy 4, Bromley Local Plan Policy 8, Bromley Local Plan Policy 30, Bromley Local Plan Policy 32, Bromley Local Plan Policy 37, Bromley Local Plan Policy 73, Bromley Local Plan Policy 77, Bromley Local Plan Policy 78
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.