®Planning appeal decision
15 Haydn Avenue, Purley, CR8 4AG
demolition of the existing dwelling house and erection of a three storey building comprising 8 self-contained apartments, provision of 4 parking spaces, cycle and refuse stores with associated external works including excavation and lightwells
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McCreery D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal represents an overdevelopment due to the inadequate residential amenity of the scheme for future occupiers
What decided it
The proposal would not represent overdevelopment of the site as it would create acceptable standards of residential amenity for future occupants and would accord with the development plan policies relating to housing quality, design standards, and character and appearance.
The benefits of providing 8 residential units as a windfall site contributing to London's housing need, with an acceptable mix of accommodation and no loss of family-sized units, outweighed any concerns regarding the scale and form of the development, which would be compatible with the character of the area and would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy DM10, Policy D6, Policy H2, Policy DM1.2, Policy SP2.7, Policy DM10.1
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.