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Dismissed4 May 20233311376

The Lodge, Southend Road, Bromley, Beckenham, BR3 1SE

Planning appeal 3311376 at The Lodge, Southend Road, Bromley, Beckenham, BR3 1SE (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 4 May 2023 by Inspector MacLeod R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the Council's recent record on housing supply and the related planning policy implications.

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
Postcode
BR3 1SE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 38Policy 41Policy 4Policy 37Policy D3Policy HC1Policy H2Policy T6.1Policy 32Policy T4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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