Pilgrim Manor Chapmans Lane, ORPINGTON, BR5 3JA

the change of use and conversion of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 16-bed residential care home (Use Class C2) incorporating a part one/two storey side and rear extension, dormer windows, rooflights, PV panels, elevational alterations and associated landscaping

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Francis L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a Class C2 care home with particular regard to access to public transport and local facilities

What decided it

The suitability of the location for a care home for elderly dementia patients is not undermined by limited public transport access and local facilities, given that such residents would require 24-hour supervised care and would not independently access external services.

Framework references: 122

Plan policies cited: Policy H13 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 11 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019

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