Planning appeal decision
294 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BE
Planning appeal 3284911 at 294 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BE (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on parking stress and highway safety.
a dropped kerb to the front of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CR5 3BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on parking stress and highway safety
What decided it
The loss of a single on-street parking space in an area of limited parking availability would exacerbate parking stress and likely result in haphazard parking and reversing movements that would be detrimental to the free flow of traffic and highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP8Policy DM29Policy DM30
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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