®Planning appeal decision
15 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AA
Planning appeal 3340384 at 15 Worlds End Lane, Orpington, BR6 6AA (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the provision of non-designated employment land in the borough.
the demolition of existing buildings and structures; residential redevelopment comprising the erection of 9 no. 3 bedroom houses with associated parking, refuse storage and new landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- BR6 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the provision of non-designated employment land in the borough
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that all opportunities for reuse or redevelopment for employment-generating uses had been fully explored, and failed to provide adequate evidence that a mixed-use scheme had been properly considered, contrary to Policy 83 of the Bromley Local Plan.
The significant harm to the provision of non-designated employment land outweighed the modest benefits of nine additional dwellings to housing supply, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 83 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy 7 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 85
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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