®Planning appeal decision
Pavement outside Greggs, 13 Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon , London, CR0 1LH
1no. new BT street hub, incorporating 75" LCD advert screens plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s). Appeal ‘B’ Ref: APP/L5240/H/21/3287445 Outside Greggs, 13 Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon CR0 1LH
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whelan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the surrounding townscape and public realm
- the effect of the proposed development on pedestrian movement
- the effect of the proposed development on highway and crime safety
- the effect of the proposed advertisements on visual amenity
- the effect of the proposed advertisements on highway and crime safety
What decided it
The removal of the phone boxes as part of the proposal would relieve present harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building and enhance its significance, which outweighed the limited spatial impact on the character of the street from the street hub.
Framework references: 111, 92
Plan policies cited: London Plan 2021 policy D3, London Plan 2021 policy D8, London Plan 2021 policy T4, Croydon Local Plan 2018 policy SP4, Croydon Local Plan 2018 policy DM29
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.