®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, Southend Road, Bromley, BECKENHAM, BR3 1SE
demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide 6 self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated landscaping, car parking, cycle parking, access and refuse storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the Council's recent record on housing supply and the related planning policy implications
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Southend Road Conservation Area and the setting of Grade II Listed Buildings
- the adequacy of the parking arrangements, the implications for highway safety and measures to mitigate any adverse impacts
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Southend Road Conservation Area, to which great weight was attributed, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the proposal's public benefits.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, given great weight under paragraph 199, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery and other benefits, so the tilted balance was not overcome and the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 38, Policy 41, Policy 4, Policy 37, Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy H2, Policy T6.1, Policy 32, Policy T4
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.