®Planning appeal decision
Scout Hut , Court Farm Road , Mottingham , London, SE9 4JW
the part demolition of assembly hall and renovation to create 1 dwelling and formation of vehicle access and car parking spaces
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether it has been adequately demonstrated that there is no longer a need for the existing community facility
- the effect on biodiversity, protected species and the adjacent site of importance for nature conservation (SINC)
- the effect on trees adjacent to the site
- the effect on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
What decided it
The loss of a community facility without adequate justification under the development plan, combined with insufficient evidence to rule out harmful effects on trees and protected species, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of one new dwelling under the tilted balance.
The benefit of delivering a single dwellinghouse (significant weight) was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial weight attached to the loss of a community facility without justification and the significant weight attached to unresolved concerns about effects on trees and protected species.
Framework references: 11, 8
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy S1(G), London Plan Policy G6, London Plan Policy G7, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy H2, Bromley Local Plan Policy 20, Bromley Local Plan Policy 4, Bromley Local Plan Policy 37, Bromley Local Plan Policy 69, Bromley Local Plan Policy 72, Bromley Local Plan Policy 73, Bromley Local Plan Policy 74
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.