Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear Of 49 Penrith Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, London, CR7 8PN
Planning appeal 3296336 at Land To The Rear Of 49 Penrith Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, London, CR7 8PN (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 22 November 2022 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon parking provision.
clearance of the land and the erection of a single storey building comprising one residential dwelling and associated landscaping and cycle parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
- Postcode
- CR7 8PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon parking provision
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers with respect to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan by failing to provide adequate parking provision in an area of high parking stress and poor public transport connectivity, and would not provide acceptable living conditions due to an enclosed and overshadowed garden.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T6Policy T2Policy DM29Policy DM30Policy DM10Policy D3Policy D6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9
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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