Glenbar House, 110 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7YZ

demolition of the existing building and construction of a part 4/part 3 storey building to provide 9 residential dwellings (Class C3), alongside commercial office floorspace (Class E) at ground floor level together with hard and soft landscaping, cycle and car parking, and other associated works

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pattison B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether it has been demonstrated that there is no demand for the existing affordable housing accommodation, and if so, whether the proposed affordable housing provision would meet an identified need for supported and specialised housing
Whether the proposal would provide future occupiers with adequate living conditions having regard to the design and location of the main residential entrance
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to outlook and loss of privacy for the occupiers of Anthony Court and loss of outlook for the occupiers of 11 Trinity Mews

What decided it

The adverse impacts on character and appearance, affordable housing provision, and living conditions of both future and existing occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

The support for housing development and use of brownfield land within the Framework was countered by the importance placed on preserving character and appearance and providing high-quality living conditions; the identified adverse impacts on character, affordable housing and living conditions were of high order and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

Framework references: 11, 64, 130, 139

Plan policies cited: Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 8 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 11 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy H2 of the London Plan (2021), Policy H12 of the London Plan (2021)

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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