®Planning appeal decision
Babington House School, Grange Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5ES
the erection of a two-storey educational extension, and new school entrance atrium to the existing school building
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the non-designated heritage asset forming part of Babington House School, existing trees within the site, and the surrounding area
- the effect on the living conditions of No 19 Grange Drive and No 8 Elmstead Glade, with particular regard to outlook and artificial light
- the effect on highway safety in the surrounding area
What decided it
The cumulative extent of harm to the non-designated heritage asset, trees, neighbouring living conditions, and highway safety, combined with the absence of evidence that the proposed extension is the only or least harmful solution to meet the school's needs, led to the conclusion that the scheme would not achieve a well-designed or sustainable form of development.
Framework references: 109, 216, 100
Plan policies cited: Policy 37, Policy 39, Policy 73, Policy 122, Policy 30, Policy 32, Policy 27, Policy 28, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy HC1, London Plan Policy G7, London Plan Policy T4, London Plan Policy T3
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.