®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of Clifton House, Royal Parade, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6NW
erection of pair of semi-detached properties (self-build and custom build) with associated amenity areas, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is exempt from BNG and if not exempt, whether the proposal would secure BNG
- the effect of the proposal on the Chislehurst Conservation Area
- whether future occupiers of proposed dwellings would be provided with suitable access provision
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate compliance with mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain statutory provisions and London Plan Policy G6, which amounted to fundamental conflict with the development plan that could not be outweighed by the housing supply benefits.
The significant weight afforded to housing delivery benefits arising from the Council's very substantial undersupply (1.93 years) and the efficient use of land in a sustainable location was outweighed by the fundamental conflict with statutory BNG requirements and London Plan Policy G6, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 57, 187, 212, 213, 215, 11, 110, 115, 129
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy G6, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy 32, London Plan Policy DC3, London Plan Policy HC1, Council's Local Plan Policy 4, Council's Local Plan Policy 37, Council's Local Plan Policy 41, Council's Local Plan Policy 3
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.