Planning appeal decision
36 Yester Road, London, BR7 5HR
Planning appeal 3340774 at 36 Yester Road, London, BR7 5HR (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 18 December 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal upon the character or appearance of the Chislehurst Conservation Area, with particular regard to a protected tree.
Rear Garden Works including installation of an outdoor pool with equipment shed, earthworks with associated walling, fencing, planting
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- BR7 5HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal upon the character or appearance of the Chislehurst Conservation Area, with particular regard to a protected tree
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy, and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The unacceptable risk of harm to a protected tree within the conservation area, combined with harm to neighbouring amenity through overlooking and unassessed noise impacts, outweighed the limited private benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 43Policy 73Policy 37Policy 6London Plan Policy D6
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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