32 Plough Lane, PURLEY, CR8 3QA

alterations, erection of 3 x three storey detached 4 bedroom houses to the rear of Larch Mead 32 Plough Lane with associated refuse and bike stores, formation of vehicular access and provision of associated parking

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hunter A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would provide adequate living standards for future occupiers
The effect of the proposal upon protected trees
Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for car parking and the storage of cycles
Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for the disposal for refuse and bulky waste
Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for fire safety

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, poor living conditions for future residents, loss of a protected tree, and failure to provide adequate fire safety provisions outweighed the modest benefit of providing three new dwellings.

Plan policies cited: Policy D3 London Plan, Policy D4 London Plan, Policy SP4 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM10 Croydon Local Plan, Policy SP2.8 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM10.4 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM10.5 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM10.8 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM28 Croydon Local Plan, Policy G7 London Plan, Policy T4 London Plan, Policy T6 London Plan, Policy SP8 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM29 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM30 Croydon Local Plan, Policy D6 London Plan, Policy SI7 London Plan, Policy DM13 Croydon Local Plan, Policy D12 London Plan

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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