®Planning appeal decision
81 Court Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1HJ
Planning appeal 3267516 at 81 Court Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1HJ (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 8 July 2021 by Inspector Ayres J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of garage and erection of two-storey attached dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ayres J
- Postcode
- CR5 1HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area through introducing a terrace form that would destroy the uniformity of semi-detached dwellings, and would not provide safe access and egress for future occupiers.
the modest contribution to housing supply did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and highway safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4.1Policy DM10Policy SP8Policy DM29Policy DM30
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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