28 Petts Wood Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1LB

described on the application form as ‘First floor side/rear extension and conversion of enlarged roof space to habitable accommodation including rear dormer extension and side roof light

Authority: London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Fish A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area which is within the Petts Wood Area of Special Residential Character (ASRC)
The living conditions of the neighbouring occupier with regards to outlook

What decided it

The proposed first floor side extension would unbalance the semi-detached pair and disrupt the symmetry between pairs of houses, which is a special and distinctive quality of the ASRC, thereby causing harmful conflict with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy 6, Policy 37, Policy 44, Policy D3 of The London Plan

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