231B Bensham Lane, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7ET

retention of containers

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Russell M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Lakehall Road

What decided it

The development causes harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.

The economic benefits of retaining the commercial storage use do not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4 (Urban Design and Local Character), Policy DM10 (Design and Character), Policy D3 (Optimising site capacity through the design-led approach), Policy D4 (Delivering good design), Policy D5 (Inclusive design)

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.