®Planning appeal decision
8 Madeira Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4AY
Planning appeal 3325964 at 8 Madeira Avenue, Bromley, BR1 4AY (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Reid L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety having regard to cycle storage facilities, car parking provision and refuse arrangements.
demolition of demolition of existing dwelling and erection of four storey building comprising four x one and three x three bedroom flats with underground parking for five vehicles and space refuse store and cycle parking on frontage
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid L
- Postcode
- BR1 4AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on pedestrian and highway safety having regard to cycle storage facilities, car parking provision and refuse arrangements
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers with regard to privacy, internal floor area and accessibility/adaptability
- The effect of the proposal on the residential character of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 1 – 6 Kimberley Terrace and 10 Madeira Avenue
What decided it
The significant adverse impacts of providing an unsatisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers and harm to pedestrian and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the scheme's benefits when assessed against the Framework, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The significant adverse impacts of unsatisfactory accommodation standards and harm to pedestrian and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of 6 additional homes and efficient use of land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 32 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy D7 of the London Plan 2021Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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