26 Hawthorne Road, BROMLEY, BR1 2HH

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy 73, Policy D4, Policy 3, Policy 4, Policy 37, Policy 72

Judgments cited: Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4

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