Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application – Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to form 28 sheltered apartments for the elderly, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping.

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.

An update from the Planning Officer was reported at the meeting and circulated to Members.  The update referred to an agreement reached with the applicant regarding contributions towards affordable housing, health, infrastructure and carbon offsetting.  Notwithstanding this, officers continued to have concerns that the development would impact harmfully on the character of the area and neighbouring properties for the reasons set out in the main report.

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

1  The proposed development by reason of its prominent siting, height, scale, massing, dominant design and excessive degree of site coverage in this prominent location, represents an uncharacteristic punctuation in the streetscene out of character and context to the scale and massing of the existing buildings and general pattern of lesser scale of development in the vicinity harmful to the visual and residential amenities of the area and contrary to Policies 4 and 37 of the Bromley Local Plan (2019) and Policies 7.4 and 7.6 of the London Plan (2016).