232 Erith Road, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6HP

construction of 8 x 2 storey houses with additional accommodation in the roof to rear and alterations to existing dwelling to provide pedestrian and cycle access

Authority: London Borough of Bexley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the local area
the effects of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers
the effects of the appeal scheme on highway safety

What decided it

The scheme's failure to respond well to its immediate context by introducing a large terrace form incompatible with the established pattern of detached dwellings, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns arising from the removal of the refuge island and the absence of a legal agreement to secure car-free housing.

Plan policies cited: LP GG2, LP GG4, LP D3, LP T6, BLP SP2, BLP DP2, BLP DP1c, BLP DP11, BLP DP23, BLP DP24

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