®Planning appeal decision
4, St. James's Road, Croydon, CR0 2SA
Planning appeal 3272914 at 4, St. James's Road, Croydon, CR0 2SA (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would create living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the provision of outdoor amenity space, bin storage and cycle storage.
alterations; use of ground floor as studio flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- CR0 2SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would create living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the provision of outdoor amenity space, bin storage and cycle storage
What decided it
The modest housing and social benefits of providing a renewed use for the ground floor in an accessible location, combined with the practical constraints of the site and the ability to address storage deficiencies by condition, outweighed the policy conflicts on outdoor space, bin and cycle storage.
The conflicts with development plan policies on outdoor amenity space, bin storage and cycle storage were outweighed by the modest environmental, social and economic benefits of delivering a small housing unit in an accessible location with limited alternative prospects, taking into account the practical difficulties of retrofitting modern standards to an aged terraced building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy DM10.4 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)Policy DM13 of the Local PlanPolicy DM29 of the Local PlanPolicy T5 of the London PlanPolicy T6 of the London Plan
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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