88 Riddlesdown Road, Purley, CR8 1DD

the demolition of existing five-bedroom detached house and erection of a block of flats comprising of 21no. units

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wraight G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing
Whether or not the proposal makes adequate provision for larger homes
The effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with development plan policies on affordable housing provision, which could not be resolved because the submitted planning obligation was defective and given no weight.

The moderate weight benefits of housing and employment delivery, and the moderate weight attached to the larger homes shortfall, did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan's affordable housing policies, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

Plan policies cited: GG4, H4, H5, SP2.4, SP2.5, SP2.7, DM1, DM10.1, D4, SP4.1, SP4.2, DM10

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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