®Planning appeal decision
5 Parish Lane, Penge, London, Bromley, SE20 7LH
Planning appeal 3333401 at 5 Parish Lane, Penge, London, Bromley, SE20 7LH (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 28 June 2024 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of the Neighbourhood Centre and Local Parade.
‘conversion of the ground floor shop to one bedroom flat following by single storey rear extension and bin and cycle stores’
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Unwin N
- Postcode
- SE20 7LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of the Neighbourhood Centre and Local Parade
- The effect on living conditions of future occupiers with regards to internal living space and the occupiers of 6 Parish Lane with regards to outlook, and levels of daylight and sunlight
- The effect on character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The loss of a commercial unit in a designated Neighbourhood Centre and Local Parade without evidence that no other commercial or community uses are interested in occupying it, causing significant harm to the area's vitality and viability, outweighs the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling.
The limited housing benefit of a single dwelling was outweighed by the significant harm to the economic vitality and viability of the Neighbourhood Centre and Local Parade, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 96 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy 99 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy 4 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy 37 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy D4 of the London Plan (2021)Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy T7 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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