Red Gables, 2 Beech Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 0NL

‘The proposal is for the demolition of a single large dwelling with garage (Red Gables) and the erection of a part 3/4 storey block of 34 flats, comprising 8 no. 1 bedroom flats, 3 no. 2 bedroom 3 person flats, 8 no. 2 bedroom 4 person flats and 15 no. 3 bedroom units; basement parking, cycle and bin storage; associated landscaping’

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The finding that the proposed building's scale, design and landscaping would not harm the character and appearance of the area.

Having found no harm to character and appearance and no other identified harms, the Inspector concluded the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole, with no countervailing harms to weigh against the benefits including affordable housing provision.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4.1, Policy SP4.2, Policy DM10, LP policy D1, LP policy D3, LP policy D4, CLP policy DM23, CLP policy SP6, CLP SP8, CLP policy SP3, CLP policy SP3.14, Policy DM29, CLP policy SP2.5c, LP policy H4, LP policy H5, LP policy H6, LP policy G6, LP policy SI 13, LP policy D12, CLP policy SP4, CLP policy SP8.12, CLP policy SP8.13, LP policy SI 12, CLP policy SP6.3c, LP policy SI 1

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