®Planning appeal decision
Scout Hut , Court Farm Road , Mottingham , London, SE9 4JW
Planning appeal 3362466 at Scout Hut , Court Farm Road , Mottingham , London, SE9 4JW (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 28 July 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether it has been adequately demonstrated that there is no longer a need for the existing community facility.
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
- Postcode
- SE9 4JW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy S1(G)London Plan Policy G6London Plan Policy G7London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy H2Bromley Local Plan Policy 20Bromley Local Plan Policy 4Bromley Local Plan Policy 37Bromley Local Plan Policy 69Bromley Local Plan Policy 72Bromley Local Plan Policy 73Bromley Local Plan Policy 74
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
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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