®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 47 Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Bromley, TN16 3BX
Planning appeal 3339727 at Land Adjacent to 47 Sunningvale Avenue, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Bromley, TN16 3BX (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 18 October 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TN16 3BX
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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 PlanPolicy H2 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 70Paragraph 11Paragraph 131Paragraph 136
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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