®Planning appeal decision
169 High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0LW
the demolition of the existing building and construction of a new four storey building with 2 ground floor retail units and 16 apartments above with associated refuse, cycle storage and amenity spaces
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupiers and neighbouring residents
What decided it
The considerable and long-lasting harm to the living conditions of future occupiers of Flats A3 and A6, and to neighbouring residents from overlooking, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and town centre regeneration when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of 15 residential units and town centre regeneration were outweighed by the considerable and long-lasting harm to living conditions of future occupiers (particularly Flats A3 and A6) and neighbouring residents from overlooking, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D6, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 4, Bromley Local Plan 2019 Policy 37
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.