®Planning appeal decision
Brook House, Chislehurst Road, BROMLEY, BR1 2NJ
the “Demolition of existing building and the erection of a building containing 9 flats with associated underground and surface car parking, cycle parking, bin storage and associated landscaping (revision following extant planning approval ref: 20/00723/FULL1)
- 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 effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents with specific regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to overbearing and cramped form of development
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to light and ventilation
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of nearby residents through unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of allowing the appeal, comprising significant harm to neighbouring residents' living conditions through overlooking and loss of privacy, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and economic activity, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy D3 of The London Plan, March 2021, Policy D6 of The London Plan, March 2021, BLP Policies 4 and 8
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.