®Planning appeal decision
57-59 South End, CROYDON, CR0 1BF
a five-storey building to provide ground floor commercial unit together with 9no. one, two and three-bedroom upper floor apartments following demolition of existing building
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Whelan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to daylight, aspect, and private amenity space
- whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate proportion of 3-bedroom flats
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate refuse facilities
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate cycle storage
- whether the proposed development would provide the required measures to reduce car dependency and improve the highway
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 61 South End, with particular regard to daylight and outlook
What decided it
The combination of harm to the appearance of the area through poor design and excessive mass, failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, insufficient provision of 3-bedroom units, and unresolved refuse and cycle storage issues outweighed the benefits of additional housing and commercial space.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: DM10, D8, D3, D4, D6, DM10.4, SP2.7, DM13, T5, DM30, SP8.7, DM29, SP8, T4, T9, DM10.6
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