Planning appeal decision
Y Buildings Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Planning appeal 6000253 at Y Buildings Bromley Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH (London Borough of Bromley) was allowed on 3 October 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the fenestration and external door details submitted pursuant to condition No 3 (a) preserve the setting of the listed buildings known as The Old Palace and the Victorian Folly of Medieval Ruins (The Folly).
elevational/fenestration and roof alterations, installation of solar PV roof panels, associated enhancement works and landscaping to the Y buildings (Joseph Lancaster Hall and Ann Springman Hall)
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- BR1 3UH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the fenestration and external door details submitted pursuant to condition No 3 (a) preserve the setting of the listed buildings known as The Old Palace and the Victorian Folly of Medieval Ruins (The Folly)
What decided it
The UPVC windows and doors installed on the mid-twentieth century buildings do not affect the way the listed buildings are appreciated because the appeal buildings are clearly of a different modern character that sits recessively in the site and does not compete with the historic mansion.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy HC1Policy 4Policy 37Policy 38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212
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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