Doctors Surgery, 26 Lennard Road, Croydon, CR0 2UL

Planning appeal 3292494 at Doctors Surgery, 26 Lennard Road, Croydon, CR0 2UL (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 13 December 2022 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions, and the alternative conditions proposed by the appellant, meet the tests in paragraph 56 of the NPPF, having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, the character of the wider area and the provision of community uses within the borough.

Alterations to existing Doctors Surgery (D1 use) and site layout, and erection of a 3 storey side extension’ without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/05099/FUL, dated 22 January 2021

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: CR0 2UL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed conditions, and the alternative conditions proposed by the appellant, meet the tests in paragraph 56 of the NPPF, having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, the character of the wider area and the provision of community uses within the borough

What decided it

The restriction to doctor's surgery use was necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms because the original permission was justified by demonstrated need for primary care facilities, and the appellant provided no evidence that this need has changed or that the facility can no longer serve the community.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SP5DM19DM19.1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56

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