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Dismissed20 October 20256000288

44, Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DQ

Planning appeal 6000288 at 44, Beckenham Lane, Bromley, BR2 0DQ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Burch S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shortlands Village Conservation Area.

the ‘erection of 1x1b2p dwellinghouse

Authority
London Borough of Bromley
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Burch S
Postcode
BR2 0DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shortlands Village Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 44 Beckenham Lane, with regard to outlook

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the Shortlands Village Conservation Area, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse, particularly given the exception in paragraph 11(d) of the Framework for proposals affecting designated heritage assets.

The benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse, to which significant and moderate weight respectively were attached, were outweighed by the less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area, to which considerable importance and weight were given in accordance with paragraph 212 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3 (BLP)Policy 4 (BLP)Policy 8 (BLP)Policy 37 (BLP)Policy 41 (BLP)Policy D3 (LP)Policy D4 (LP)Policy D6 (LP)Policy HC1 (LP)Policy H2 (LP)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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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