®Planning appeal decision
15 Raymond Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AR
Planning appeal 3340466 at 15 Raymond Road, Beckenham, BR3 4AR (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 April 2026 by Inspector Griffin E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development causes harm to the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings on Upper Elmers End Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
‘Failing to comply with condition 1 of planning permission 22/03843/FULL6 by occupying the summer house for purposes other than ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as 15 Raymond Road, Beckenham BR3 4AR, specifically by letting it out on a commercial basis’
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Griffin E
- Postcode
- BR3 4AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development causes harm to the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings on Upper Elmers End Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The concentrated use of outdoor facilities by short-term paying guests over short periods, particularly late at night, causes material harm to the living conditions of nearby occupiers through noise and disturbance that cannot be adequately mitigated by proposed conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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