®Planning appeal decision
26 Hawthorne Road, Bromley, BR1 2HH
Planning appeal 3335928 at 26 Hawthorne Road, Bromley, BR1 2HH (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 4 September 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on protected trees, with particular regard to their amenity value.
the construction of new access drive and erection of 4 dwellings with garages, and associated landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- BR1 2HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on protected trees, with particular regard to their amenity value
- the living conditions of occupiers of 28 Hawthorne Road, with particular regard to privacy, outlook, and sunlight
- protected species
What decided it
The very significant undersupply of housing land (2.96 years) and the Council's underperformance against the Housing Delivery Test triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which outweighed the conflict with Policy 73 on tree protection.
The moderate harm to protected trees and conflict with Policy 73 was outweighed by the substantial benefits of delivering 4 new dwellings in an accessible location to address a very significant shortfall in housing land supply and support the Council's Housing Delivery Test performance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 73Policy D4Policy 3Policy 4Policy 37Policy 72
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 15
- Judgments
- Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4
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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