Issue - meetings

Report DRR18/050

As requested by Members at the DCC meeting held in June 2018, a full listing of all 340 appeals determined by the Planning Inspectorate between the financial years 2017-2018 had been submitted for consideration.

Referring to Table 1 on page 13 of the report, the Chairman noted that Bromley’s total of appeals allowed (35%) was not too far behind the national average of 33%.  It was, however, unfortunate that 75% of the 12 appeals dealt with at Inquiry were allowed.  The Chief Planner advised that of the 340 appeals dealt with in total, the 12 decided at Inquiry equated to a low number and that four of those 12 appeals belonged to one site.

One Member suggested that the reasons given for appeals lost at Inquiry, should be considered by Members in an attempt to learn from and improve their decision making skills.

Councillor Turner stated it was Members’ responsibility to act on behalf of constituents and consider all applications on their individual merits. 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.