®Planning appeal decision
5 Parish Lane, Penge, London, Bromley, SE20 7LH
‘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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.