®Planning appeal decision
208A Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, CR7 7EP
use as an office
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed use on the viability and vitality of the Borough's established town, district and local centres
- Whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for access for all users, cycle and refuse storage
What decided it
The absence of a sequential test analysis demonstrating that the office use could not be accommodated in a town, district or local centre location, contrary to Policy DM8 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
Plan policies cited: Policy E1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SP3.8 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SP3.9 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM8 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy T5 of the London Plan, Policy DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SP8.7 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SI 8 of the London Plan, Policy D5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SP4.2 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018
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.