121-123 Bellegrove Road , Welling, Kent, DA16 3QS

loft conversion and conversion of upper floors into 6 1 bed flats

Authority: London Borough of Bexley
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Goldberg V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the terrace
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of the roof level flats at 121 and 123 Bellegrove Road, in respect of internal floorspace
whether the proposal meets the sustainability and climate resilience objectives of the development plan

What decided it

The development's material disruption to the character and appearance of the established terrace, combined with inadequate internal floorspace for future occupiers and failure to demonstrate compliance with sustainability requirements, rendered it contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.

Plan policies cited: Policy DP11, Policy D6, Policy DP30

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