®Planning appeal decision
55 Wickham Road, Bromley, London, BR3 6QJ
Planning appeal 3332428 at 55 Wickham Road, Bromley, London, BR3 6QJ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- BR3 6QJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 4Policy 8Policy 37Policy 6Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy D3Policy D6Policy H2Policy H1London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 70Paragraph 110Paragraph 131Paragraph 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.
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