15/01/2019

Appeal: Residential conversion of offices could cause ‘indiscriminate’ parking

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Plans to convert an office block in Beckenham town centre into flats under permitted development rules could lead to ‘indiscriminate street parking’, an inspector has ruled.

LOCATIONBeckenhamAUTHORITYBromley Borough CouncilINSPECTORW JohnsonPROCEDUREWritten submissionsDECISIONDismissedREFERENCEAPP/G5180/W/18/3202245The appeal concerned an office block in the centre of Beckenham, South London, close to its main high street. The appellant sought permission to convert the building into 22 flats under class O of the general permitted development order (GPDO), and to........

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