Issue - meetings

REFUSED

This application was a proposed re-development of dis-used garages on land between 2-4 Shrewsbury Road, London, BR3 4DB, to provide one 3B5P dwelling, and one 3B4P dwelling, plus off street parking for three cars, with active EV chargers, landscaped private amenity areas, and a new dropped kerb. The application had been called in by Cllr Jeremy Adams on the basis that although the changes in this application were acknowledged,  the scheme still represented a cramped back-land over development with harm to the character, neighbouring amenity and various highways/parking issues.

An oral objection from a neighbour was heard at the meeting.

An oral representation in support of the application was also heard.

Oral representations in objection were received from Ward Councillor Jeremy Adams.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations RESOLVED that the application BE REFUSED for the following reason:

The proposed development constitutes over development where there is an unacceptable impact upon the character, appearance and context of the area by reason of scale, design, siting and the surrounding development pattern and spatial layout of the area. If permitted this would establish an undesirable pattern for similar piecemeal infilling in the area, resulting in a retrograde lowering of the standards to which the area is at present developed and have a serious and adverse effect on the visual amenity of the locality contrary to Policies 3, 4, 8 and 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and Policies D3, D6 and H2 of the London Plan and the NPPF (2021).