®Planning appeal decision
147-151 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0TZ
Planning appeal 3361230 at 147-151 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR2 0TZ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Deane G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area.
the demolition of garages and erection of 6 no. 2 bed 3-person terrace houses, with associated parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and hard and soft landscaping, maintaining all existing rights of way
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Deane G
- Postcode
- BR2 0TZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupiers with regard to privacy, safety and security
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by introducing an incongruous, non-subservient residential scheme into a confined gap between contrasting buildings, which would disrupt the locally distinctive pattern of substantial built form facing the road with open space behind, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery, efficient land use, economic benefits and biodiversity gains were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and failure to achieve high quality, well-designed development sympathetic to local character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Bromley Local Plan Policy 3Bromley Local Plan Policy 4Bromley Local Plan Policy 8Bromley Local Plan Policy 37London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy H2
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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