®Planning appeal decision
55 Wickham Road, Bromley, London, BR3 6QJ
proposed erection of a single detached dwelling
- 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
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook for the occupiers of 55 Wickham Road and 1 Russell Close
What decided it
The failure of the proposal to represent high quality development that respects local character and the substantial harm to outlook from neighbouring properties substantially and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery and the efficient use of a windfall site within an existing settlement, given significant weight, were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial negative weight of the failure to achieve high quality design and the heavy weight of harm to neighbouring amenity.
Framework references: 11, 60, 70, 110, 131, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 8, Policy 37, Policy 6, Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy D3, Policy D6, Policy H2, Policy H1, London Plan (2021)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.