Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 9 Meadow Close , Chislehurst , Bromley, BR7 6JB
Planning appeal 3300447 at Land to the Rear of 9 Meadow Close , Chislehurst , Bromley, BR7 6JB (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 21 November 2022 by Inspector Wood T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character of the area.
the construction of a pair of two-storey, semi-detached, 2 bedroom houses
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wood T
- Postcode
- BR7 6JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character of the area
- The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours
- The effects on a tree which is the subject of a TPO
- The effects of the proposal in relation to parking and access
What decided it
The cumulative environmental and social harm from character erosion, neighbour impacts, and threat to the protected tree significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme even under the tilted balance.
The considerable environmental harm (character and tree) and social harm (neighbours' living conditions) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of two new homes, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 4Policy 8Policy 37Policy 73
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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