®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 47 Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, WESTERHAM, Bromley, TN16 3BX
Two pairs of three storey four bedroom, semi-detached dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of trees and the replacement of trees required by the Tree Replacement Notice
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to design and layout
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the loss of protected trees and harm to the character and appearance of the area would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of four additional homes when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of four additional homes and the use of brownfield land within a settlement, given the significant undersupply of housing (2.96 years), were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts of the loss of trees and harm to character and appearance of the area.
Framework references: 60, 70, 11, 131, 136
Plan policies cited: Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 73 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 74 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy G7 of the London Plan (2021), Policy H1 of the London Plan, Policy H2 of the London Plan
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.