2 Starts Close, ORPINGTON, BR6 8NU

construction of upward extension to provide one additional storey above the existing dwellinghouse (maximum height of 8.02m)

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Russell M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether prior approval should be granted under Class AA of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, having particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
Whether prior approval should be granted under Class AA of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, having particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the amenity of adjoining premises

What decided it

The proposal would have an unacceptable and harmful effect on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse due to its position within a row of bungalows of similar appearance, unduly disrupting the consistency of scale and appearance within the group.

Plan policies cited: Policy D4 (Delivering Good Design) of the London Plan (LP 2021), Policy 6 (Residential Extensions) of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 37 (General Design of Development) of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)

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