Agenda item

(19/02699/FULL1) - 346 Crofton Road, Orpington BR6 8NN

Decision:

REFUSED

 

Minutes:

Description of application - Demolition of rear office building and construction of three storey rear extension comprising extension to commercial unit and undercroft parking at ground floor level with 2 two bedroom flats above, and conversion of first and second floor of front building into 1 two bedroom flat.

 

Oral representations in objection to the application were received at the meeting.  Comments from Ward Member, Councillor Charles Joel, in objection to the application were reported and had been circulated to Members. Supplementary information and photographs had been received from the objector and circulated to Members.

 

The Chairman pointed out that the proposed parking met the minimum criteria and Highways Division did not object to the application.  A number of residential properties in Meadow Way backed onto the site and the proposed flats would be located some 44 meters from those dwellings and a local precedent for rear storey extensions on Crofton Road had been set and he moved permission to include a condition for private screening.  Councillor Michael Turner also supported the application and seconded permission.

 

The Assistant Director, Planning’s representative confirmed the existence of two-storey extentions on Crofton Road.

 

Councillor Simon Fawthrop referred to the last sentence on page 65 of the Assistant Director, Planning’s report and said the application was finely balanced and objected to the application on scale, bulk and size.  Councillor Richard Scoates also objected to the application being in excess of the London Plan standard.

 

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

1.  The proposed extension, by reason of its scale, bulk and size, would be out of character with surrounding development and harmful to the visual amenities and spatial standards of the wider area in general, thereby contrary to Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and Policy 7.4 of the London Plan.

 

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