Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application – Demolition of existing buildings and garages at 23 Beckenham Road and construction of a four storey building to provide 30 residential units, with associated amenity space, landscaping, vehicular access, car parking, refuse and recycling storage and cycle storage.

Oral representations in objection to and in support of the application were received.  Oral representations from Ward Member Councillor Sarah Phillips in objection to the application were also received at the meeting.

Officer report updates and amendments to the recommended conditions were circulated to Members.

Comments received from TfL were reported and circulated to Members.  TfL raised no objection to the application provided the proposed conditions outlined within their correspondence were met.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE REFUSED for the following reasons:-

1  The proposed development would result in a cramped overdevelopment of the site by reason of its footprint and overall site coverage, bulk, design and density of residential use, which would be out of character with surrounding development and would fail to provide satisfactory outdoor amenity space for future occupiers, contrary to policies BE1 and H7 of the Unitary Development Plan, draft policies 4 and 37 of the Proposed submission draft Local Plan and Policies 3.4, 3.5, 7.4 and 7.6 of the London Plan and the Mayor’s Housing SPG.

2  The proposal would have inadequate levels of off-street parking and has the potential to lead to an increase in local residents parking on surrounding streets, leading to a significant risk to road safety and added pressure to the already busy junction of Hayne Road and Beckenham Road, which would be prejudicial to the free flow of traffic and general conditions of safety in the highway, contrary to Policy T3 and T18 of the Unitary Development Plan and Draft Policies 30 and 32 of the Proposed Submission Draft Local Plan.

The following informative was also added:-

1  The applicant is advised that when considering this application, Members of the Committee were disappointed with the lack of affordable housing proposed within the development.