®Planning appeal decision
Sandover Centre , 129a White Horse Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6DQ
Planning appeal 3357407 at Sandover Centre , 129a White Horse Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6DQ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 20 June 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants.
a revised application for demolition of existing garage block and erection of single storey, 2-bedroom dwelling with associated car parking, cycle and refuse areas, electric charging point and amenity area
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- BR7 6DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of 129a White Horse Hill, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regard to privacy, which attracts substantial weight and significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing benefits, even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The substantial harm to future occupants' privacy, contrary to the Framework's expectation of high amenity standards, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering a single dwelling on previously developed land within an established residential area, notwithstanding the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of The London Plan (2021)Policy 4 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)Policy 37 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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