®Planning appeal decision
44 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0QS
Planning appeal 3334585 at 44 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0QS (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 7 April 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a part-sunken, single-storey 2-bedroom 3-person dwelling (C3 use), with associated amenity space and landscaping to the rear garden area, including the relocation of the existing cycle storage building and amendments to the communal amenity space
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- BR2 0QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on living conditions for neighbouring residents, with particular regard to the potential for noise disturbance
- Whether the proposed development would demonstrate the highest standards of fire safety
What decided it
The engagement of the tilted balance due to the local authority's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply, combined with the limited scale of harm to character and appearance, meant that the benefits of adding a dwelling to the borough's housing stock outweighed the identified conflicts with the development plan.
The limited harm to character and appearance, which conflicts with the development plan, was outweighed by the considerable weight given to the contribution to housing supply in an area with significant undersupply, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), resulting in permission being granted.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- 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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