®Planning appeal decision
50 Avalon Road, Orpington, KENT, BR6 9AY
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 54
Plan policies cited: Policy 3 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy 4 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy 8 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan 2019, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy H2 of the London Plan 2021
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.