Appeal 3274310
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
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Section 01
Development description
for alterations to roof with hipped gable walls and construction of side elevation dormers and single storey side extension.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the appeal proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal site is located at the end of a residential cul-de-sac within a group of detached bungalows some of which, including the subject dwelling, have rooflights installed to their loft spaces. The proposal would be seen from the adjoining tennis club, but its principal views would be from [address] itself.
I note that the overall height of the dwelling would not increase as a result of the proposal, but nonetheless the roof would be extended to the front and rear, in addition to the construction of 2no flat roof box dormers to either side.
By virtue of the host dwelling’s orientation, the south-eastern side of the extended roof would be highly visible within the street scene, along with its front elevation. The significant increase in bulk would deviate away from the existing simple architecture of the appeal dwelling and its immediate neighbours, giving rise to over-scaled additions that would appear incongruous and harmful to the character and appearance of the area.
I note the reference to planning permission being granted for a loft conversion and single storey side extension pursuant to Ref. DC/19/01899/FULL6, however that is a materially different scheme to that which is before me.
[name] accept that the proposal would create an enlarged family home for the appellant, this and other factors in favour of the proposal do not outweigh the harm that the proposal would cause upon the character and appearance of the area.
I therefore find that the proposal conflicts with Policies 6 and 37 of the London Borough of Bromley Local Plan (2019) which together require residential extensions and their scale and form to respect or complement those of the host dwelling, and be compatible with development in the surrounding area; whilst dormer windows should be of a size and design appropriate to the roofscape and sited away from prominent roof pitches so as to be imaginative and attractive to look at, as well as positively contributing to the existing street scene.
Section 05
Conclusion
Having regard to the above and all other matters raised, I conclude that the appeal be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 297No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 19 August 2021Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 20 July 2021 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3274310
- Application reference
- 21/00690/FULL6
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Planning authority code
- E09000006
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 77 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 4 May 2021
- Valid date
- 4 May 2021
- Start date
- 1 June 2021
- Planning authority decision date
- 14 April 2021
- Appeal decision date
- 19 August 2021
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- No
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 2060
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:25
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21