®Planning appeal decision
15 Worlds End Lane, ORPINGTON, BR6 6AA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 85
Plan policies cited: Policy 83 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019), Policy 7 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.