®Planning appeal decision
The Sandrock, 152 Upper Shirley Road, CROYDON, CR0 5HA
the erection of two storey side and rear extension to The Sandrock Public House to provide an enlarged service (including front seating area) to the existing pub (sui generis) and conversion of the upper floors including extension to form 4 flats, and construction of a three storey building to the rear comprising 11 flats and 4 houses, hard and soft landscaping, communal/amenity/play space, car parking between the two buildings, new crossover along Sandrock Place, boundary treatment and refuse and cycle provision
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the locally listed building of The Sandrock Public House
- the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants, with regard to overlooking, outlook and daylight
- on-street parking
What decided it
The combination of the development's accordance with the development plan policies on character, heritage, living conditions and transport, together with the legal undertaking securing parking restrictions and sustainable transport contributions, justified allowing the appeal.
The benefits of housing delivery and retention of a non-designated heritage asset outweighed the concerns about parking pressure and the scale of development, particularly given the policy support for efficient use of land and sustainable transport in the London Plan and Local Plan.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy HC1, Policy T1, Policy T4, Policy T6, Policy D6, Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy DM18, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy DM30
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.