®Planning appeal decision
19 Ashburton Road, Croydon, CR0 6AP
Planning appeal 3293516 at 19 Ashburton Road, Croydon, CR0 6AP (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 5 December 2022 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of residents of 19 Ashburton Road with regard to privacy.
Alterations to the building at the rear of the site as part of the proposed change of use from storage and leisure into a self-contained dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- CR0 6AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of residents of 19 Ashburton Road with regard to privacy
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future residents in respect of outlook, privacy and disturbance
- Whether the proposal would provide suitable accessibility for disabled persons
What decided it
The proposal would lead to significant harm to the living conditions of future and neighbouring residents through intrusive overlooking, poor outlook, and disturbance, conflicting with the development plan policies on amenity and privacy.
The limited benefits of housing supply and bringing a building back into productive use were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of existing and future residents in respect of privacy, outlook and disturbance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM10Policy DM10.6(c)Policy DM10.6(a)Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy D7 of the London Plan
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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