®Planning appeal decision
Rear Of 110-112 Belvedere Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4PF
Planning appeal 6013098 at Rear Of 110-112 Belvedere Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4PF (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 19 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of external amenity space and outlook.
the conversion of roof space to create 1-bed flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- DA7 4PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of external amenity space and outlook
- whether the proposal would achieve a suitable standard of fire safety
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the explicit design standard in Policy D6 of the London Plan concerning the provision of private outside space, and no clear justification had been demonstrated for that conflict, such that Policy DP3 of the Framework indicated refusal, and the benefits of the proposal would be substantially outweighed by its adverse effects when assessed against the national decision-making policies of the Framework.
Although the proposal would provide one additional dwelling with modest social and economic benefits (to which moderate weight was attached), these benefits would be substantially outweighed by the conflict with Policy DP3 of the Framework and the failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in terms of external amenity space and outlook.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP11 of the Bexley Local Plan (2023)Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy SP5 of the Bexley Local PlanPolicy D12 of the London Plan (2021)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.