Appeal at 2 to 8 Danson Road, Bexleyheath

Planning appeal by Carebase Ltd against the refusal of planning permission by the London Borough of Bexley for the demolition of the existing dwellings and erection of a part 1/2/3 storey building to provide a 70-bedroom nursing home, with associated access alterations, car and cycle parking, landscaping and amenity space.

A public local inquiry into the appeal against the refusal of planning permission is due to open on Tuesday 13 December at the Civic Offices in Bexleyheath and is scheduled to last for 5 days. The Inspector, Mr G Davies, will hear evidence from the appellants and the Danson Neighbours Residents Group, before coming to a decision.  

The inquiry will make use of a library of Core Documents which can be found below.

Application Documents
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- Application for Planning Permission Form (December 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.1 Air Quality Assessment (October 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.2 Arboricultural Report (June 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.3 Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Report (December 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.4 Demographic Needs Analysis (May 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.5 Design and Access Statement Part 1 (2019) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 2 (2019) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 3 (2019) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 4 (2019) (PDF)*
CD1.6 Economic Benefits Statement (December 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.7 Flood Risk/Foul & Surface Water Management Statement and Drainage Strategy (December 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.8 Heritage Statement for a New Care Facility (August 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.9 Landscape and Visual Appraisal (October 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.10 Noise Assessment (September 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.11 Carebase Nursing Home Proposal (PDF)*
CD1.12 Planning Statement (December 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.13 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (September 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.14 Statement of Community Involvement (September 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.15 Sustainability Statement and Renewable Energy Statement (September 2019) (PDF)*
CD1.16 Transport Statement (September 2019) (PDF)*
Submission Drawings
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CD2.1 12395 TG P 001 Illustrative Landscape Plan (PDF)*
CD2.2 12395 TG P 000 Landscape General Arrangement Plan (PDF)*
CD2.3 12395 TG P 300 Landscape Planting Plan (PDF)*
CD2.4 0401-P3 - Existing Site Plan (PDF)*
CD2.5 0402-P3 - Site Location Plan (PDF)*
CD2.6 0403-P4 - Existing Elevations (PDF)*
CD2.7 1003-P5 - Proposed Site Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.8 3000-P7 - GA Ground Floor Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.9 3001-P7 - GA First Floor Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.10 3002-P7 - GA Second Floor Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.11 3003-P6 - GA Lower Ground Floor Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.12 3602-P1 - Refuse Store Plan and Elevation (PDF)*
3004-P2 - GA Roof Plan ss (PDF)*
CD2.13 3601-P4 - GA Elevations ss (PDF)*
CD2.14 3801-P2 - GA Sections (PDF)*
Revised Documents
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CD3.1 Heathfield Court Parking Survey (PDF)*
CD3.2 Energy Statement (November 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.3 Overheating Assessment (October 2020) (PDF)
CD3.4 Design and Access Statement Part 1 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 2 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 3 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 4 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 5 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 6 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 7 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 8 (September 2020) (PDF)*
Design and Access Statement Part 9 (September 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.5 Cushman & Wakefield letter re demographic analysis (October 2020) (PDF)
CD3.6 1003-P7 - Proposed Site Plan (October 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.7 3000-P10 - GA Ground Floor Plan (October 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.8 3001-P8 - GA First Floor Plan (March 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.9 3002-P8 - GA Second Floor Plan (March 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.10 3003-P7 - GA Lower Ground Floor Plan (March 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.11 3004-P3 - GA Roof Plan (March 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.12 3601-P5 - Proposed Elevations (October 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.13 3602-P1 - Refuse Store Plan and Elevation (October 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.14 12395-P09 - Boundary Treatment Plan (October 2020) (PDF)*
CD3.15 Designers’ Response – Stage 1 Road Safety Audit (PDF)*
CD3.16 Right Turn Mitigation Strategy (undated) (PDF)*
CD3.17 Highways Technical Note (March 2021) (PDF)*
CD3.18 190320-004-B - Proposed Internal Arrangements (February 2021) (PDF)*
CD3.19 Fire Statement Plans (May 2021) (PDF)
CD3.20 Draft Fire Statement Form (June 2021) (PDF)
CD3.21 190320-005 - Proposed Refuse Collection Strategy (August 2021) (PDF)*
CD3.22 Drainage Strategy (August 2021) (PDF)*
LBB Application Documents
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CD4.1 Environmental Health (PDF)
CD4.2 Housing 1 (PDF)
CD4.3 Housing 2 (PDF)
CD4.4 Drainage (PDF)
CD4.5 Highways 1 (PDF)
CD4.6 Highways 2 (PDF)
CD4.7 The Gardens Trust 1 (February 2020) (PDF) 
CD4.8 Historic England A (February 2020) (PDF)
Historic England B (December 2020) (PDF)  
CD4.9 Highways 3 (March 2020) (PDF)
CD4.10 London Fire Brigade (April 2020) (PDF)
CD4.11 Designing Out Crime officer 1 (December 2020) (PDF)*
CD4.11A Secured by Design A (April 2021) (PDF)
CD4.12 Designing Out Crime officer 2 (April 2021) (PDF)
CD4.13 The Gardens Trust 2 (December 2020) (PDF)
CD4.14 Contaminated Land officer (PDF)
CD4.15 Bexley Civic Society (February 2020) (PDF)*
CD4.16 Waste Services (PDF)
CD4.17 NHS HUDU comments (March 2020) (PDF)
CD4.18 Parks and Open Spaces comments (June 2021) (PDF)
CD4.19 Planning Policy comments (February 2020) (PDF)
CD4.20 Thames Water (February 2020) (PDF)
CD4.21 19-03072-FULM Committee Report (PDF)*
CD4.22 Planning Committee Minutes (PDF)
CD4.23 19-03072-FULM Decision Notice (November 2021) (PDF)
CD4.24 Conservation Officer comments (PDF)
LBB Appeal Documents
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CD5.3 Statement of Common Ground Signed (PDF)*
Appellant Documents
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CD6.1 Appeal Form - 755170 (PDF)*
CD6.2 220218 Statement of Case Final (PDF)*
CD6.3 M Batchelor Summary Proof (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.4 M Batchelor Proof (Planning) (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.5 M Batchelor Appendices (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.6 H Bryan Proof (Architect) (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.7 I Wharton Summary Proof (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.8 I Wharton Proof (Transport) (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.9 I Wharton Appendices (November 2022) (PDF)*
CD6.10 S Handforth Summary Proof (PDF)
CD6.11 S Handforth Proof (Heritage) (PDF)
CD6.12 S Handforth Appendices (PDF)*
CD6.13 N Newton Taylor Summary Proof (PDF)
CD6.14 N Newton Taylor Proof (Need) (PDF)*
CD6.15 J Etchells Proof (Landscape and Townscape) (PDF)*
CD6.16 J Etchells Appendices (PDF)*
CD6.17 N Coveney (Carebase) (PDF)*
Rule 6 Party Documents
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CD7.1Danson Neighbours Residents' Group Statement of Case November 2022 (PDF)*
CD7.2Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Effect on Character and Appearance (November 2022) (PDF)
CD7.3Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Effect on Living Conditions (November 2022) (PDF)
CD7.4Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Highway Safety Parking and Congestion (November 2022) (PDF)
CD7.5Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Setting of Danson Park (November 2022) (PDF) - R A Knight
CD7.6Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Setting of Danson Park (November 2022) (PDF) - S Witney*
CD7.7Danson Neighbours Residents' Group - Proof of Evidence - Report on Evidence of Need (November 2022) (PDF)*
Planning Policy Documents
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CD8.1 UDP 2004 (PDF)*
CD8.2 Bexley Core Strategy (PDF)*
CD8.3 The London Plan 2021 (PDF)
CD8.4 Bexley Sustainable Design and Construction Guide (PDF)*
CD8.5 Bexley SuDS Design & Evaluation
CD8.6 Draft Local Plan Submission Draft 2021 (PDF)
CD8.7 Post Hearings Letter (PDF)
CD8.8 Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2021 (PDF)
CD8.9 Strategic Housing Market Assessment Report - November 2020 (PDF)
CD8.10 Housing Strategy 2020 to 2025 (PDF)
CD8.11 Bexley Local Character Study (PDF)*
CD8.12 Technical Note Matter 4 Older Persons Housing Benchmarking (PDF)
CD8.13 National Planning Policy Framework (July 2021) (PDF)
CD8.14 PPG Housing for older and disabled people - GOV.UK (PDF)*
CD8.15 PPG Historic environment - GOV.UK (PDF)*
Other Documents
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CD9.1 National design guide (January 2021) (PDF)*
CD9.2 CPEC report (November 2019) (PDF)*
CD9.3 Kevin Brown PHD et al; The Association between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada (November 2020) (PDF)*
CD9.4 The Care Act 2014 (PDF)*
CD9.6 The House and Park at Danson, London Borough of Bexley - The anatomy of a Georgian suburban estate (PDF)*
CD9.7 Managing Significance in Decision - Taking in the Historic Environment (PDF)
CD9.8 HEAG023 Making Changes to Heritage Assets HEAN 2 (PDF)
CD9.9 Conservation Principles Policies and Guidance (April 2008) (PDF)*
CD9.10 The Setting of Heritage Assets (PDF)
CD9.11 Statements of Heritage Significance (PDF)
CD9.12 CSCI National Minimum Standards (PDF)*
Appeal Process Documents
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CD10.1 CMC Post Note (PDF)
CD10.2 Inquiry Programme (PDF)
Documents submitted during the inquiry
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CD11.1 Appellants Opening Statement (PDF)
CD11.2 Traffic photos 2019
CD11.3 Traffic photos 2020
CD11.4 Traffic photos 2021
CD11.5 Traffic photos 2022
CD11.6 Rule 6 Party Closing Statements (PDF)
CD11.7 Appellants Closing Submissions (PDF)
CD11.8 CIL Compliance Statement (PDF)
S106 Agreement
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CD12 S106 Agreement 1 (PDF)*
CD12 S106 Agreement 2 (PDF*

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