®Planning appeal decision
50 Avalon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9AY
Planning appeal 3341585 at 50 Avalon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9AY (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of domestic garage and erection of a new two-storey detached dwelling house and associated landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- BR6 9AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Living conditions for residents of neighbouring properties on Avalon Road, with particular regard to whether it would be unacceptably overbearing
What decided it
The significant undersupply of housing in the area and the contribution of a single new dwelling to boosting housing supply, assessed under the tilted balance, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance caused by the loss of part of the rear garden.
The limited harm to character and appearance caused by the loss of part of the rear garden and failure to enhance local distinctiveness was outweighed by the considerable benefit of adding a single new dwelling to the borough's housing stock in the context of a significant undersupply (2.96 years' supply), such that the adverse impacts of granting permission would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 8 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy H2 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54
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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