®Planning appeal decision
10 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PD
Planning appeal 3324603 at 10 Bromley Common, Bromley, BR2 9PD (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of parking at the nearby bus stop.
demolition of existing property and erection of a 2/3 storey building to provide 6 apartments
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
- Postcode
- BR2 9PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of parking at the nearby bus stop
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its siting, scale and design
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the outlook, light, and private amenity space for flats 1 and 2
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers in terms of outlook, privacy and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The failure to secure a planning obligation to mitigate on-street parking within the bus cage, which would prejudice highway safety and the safe operation of the bus stop, outweighed the housing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery and the provision of 6 flats in a well-connected, sustainable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to highway safety and bus operations from unmitigated on-street parking within the bus cage.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 37 of the Local Development Framework, Local Plan, London Borough of BromleyPolicy D3 of The London PlanPolicy D6 of The London PlanPolicy 4 of the Local Development Framework, Local Plan, London Borough of BromleyPolicy DG1 of the Urban Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 135
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Bromley
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Planning permission granted17 June 20263351724Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd, 30 Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0SA
- Allowed28 May 20266007385223 Crofton Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0BL
- Dismissed19 May 20266001435Former Public Conveniences, 2 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BQ
- Dismissed12 May 2026600251254 Stanley Road, Bromley, BR2 9JH
- Dismissed11 May 20266005255269 Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham, Bromley, BR3 3JN
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.