®Planning appeal decision
59 Upper Shirley Road, CROYDON, CR0 5HE
demolition of existing building and erection of a two storey building with accommodation at both basement and roof levels to provide a total of 9 residential units, including 2 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed dwellings with 9 car parking spaces, and associated cycle parking, refuse storage, outdoor amenity space and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future residents of the flats, with particular reference to external amenity space provision
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable arrangements for the storage of refuse and waste
What decided it
The lack of communal external amenity space and play area, which would result in unacceptable living conditions for future residents, particularly families with children, and would conflict significantly with development plan policies requiring such provision.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic spending were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers resulting from the absence of external amenity and play space.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2.6, Policy DM10, Policy DM10.4, Policy DM13, Policy 3.5 of the London Plan (2016)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.