®Planning appeal decision
45 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PR
Planning appeal 3360678 at 45 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PR (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of noise and disturbance.
Raising the ground floor joists to provide 5 additional single units in Sui Generis HMO and increase in bicycle storage and creation of lightwells to the front of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- BR3 4PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of noise and disturbance
- whether there would be acceptable living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed accommodation
- flood risk, and specifically whether a sequential test is required
What decided it
The unacceptable intensification of activity at the site resulting from the increase in the number of units, combined with inadequate floor-to-ceiling heights for future occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
The harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers in respect of noise and disturbance and the unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of additional HMO accommodation when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019)London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy SI 12Bromley Local Plan Policy 115
- 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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