Planning appeal decision
1 Abingdon Road, London, SW16 5QP
Planning appeal 3254063 at 1 Abingdon Road, London, SW16 5QP (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector O'Brien L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on housing provision within the area.
alterations to existing rear extensions and conversion of dwelling into 2 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Brien L
- Postcode
- SW16 5QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on housing provision within the area
- whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to housing provision by losing a 3-bedroom family dwelling and would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions due to inadequate private amenity space, both contrary to the development plan.
The limited benefits of providing two additional homes and economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to housing provision through loss of a 3-bedroom dwelling and failure to meet amenity space standards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1.2Policy SP2.7Policy DM10.4Policy SP2.8
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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