®Planning appeal decision
E C E Travel Ltd, Royal Parade Mews, CHISLEHURST, BR7 6TN
the erection of first floor extension and Mansard roof over part of existing building and conversion of existing offices to form 4 dwellinghouses and 1 roof flat (total 5 units) with cycle storage, car parking spaces, refuse/recycling storage and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, daylight, and sunlight
- the effect of the proposed development on the preservation or enhancement of the character and appearance of the Chislehurst Conservation Area, and on the setting of the nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the area, combined with moderate harm to neighbouring living conditions, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The moderate benefits of 5 dwellings on a brownfield site were substantially outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance and moderate harm to neighbouring living conditions, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under Framework paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 11, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D4 of the London Plan, Policy HC1 of the London Plan, Policy 3 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 8 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 41 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019)
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