®Planning appeal decision
27 Victoria Gardens, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DJ
Planning appeal 3346767 at 27 Victoria Gardens, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DJ (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 July 2026 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c).
Without planning permission, unauthorised operational development involving excavation works and the erection of raised framed areas filled with hardcore in the rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perkins L
- Postcode
- TN16 3DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether planning permission ought to be granted for the raised framed areas (ground a), with particular regard to the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking and noise
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)
What decided it
The harmful effect of raised framed area 4 on overlooking of the neighbouring property at No 29, which the appellant had acknowledged was inappropriate and committed to remove, contrasted with the negligible effect of raised framed areas 1, 2 and 3 due to screening and topography.
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.
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