®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 28 Olyffe Avenue, Welling, KENT, DA16 3HZ
erection of a detached single storey dwelling with refuse storage and parking to the front following demolition of existing garage
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal proposal would deliver a biodiversity net gain
- Whether the appeal proposal makes appropriate provisions in relation to fire safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three material grounds—character and appearance, biodiversity net gain, and fire safety—and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply where a proposal does not accord with the development plan.
The limited benefit of a single windfall dwelling was outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance and unresolved conflicts with biodiversity and fire safety policies
Plan policies cited: Policy SP5 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023), Policy DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DP20 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023), Policy G6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D12 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.