®Planning appeal decision
56 Wellington Road, Bromley, BR2 9NQ
Planning appeal 3312443 at 56 Wellington Road, Bromley, BR2 9NQ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable in terms of internal space and layout.
Erection of new attached 2 bedroom dwelling on land adjacent 56 Wellington Road including parking provisions for host and new dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- BR2 9NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable in terms of internal space and layout
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and access
What decided it
The harm to living conditions and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefit, even under the tilted balance applicable where the local planning authority cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of one dwelling and local economic growth were outweighed by the significant harms to living conditions and highway safety, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, despite the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 4 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Development Framework Local PlanPolicy 9 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Development Framework Local PlanPolicy D6 of the London PlanPolicy H2 of the London PlanPolicy 32 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Development Framework Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 111
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.