®Planning appeal decision
1 Addington Road, South Croydon, CR2 8RE
Planning appeal 3297231 at 1 Addington Road, South Croydon, CR2 8RE (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 13 September 2022 by Inspector Young D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of existing building and the construction of 30 retirement living apartments (C3) with a communal lounge, guest suite, lower ground floor car parking and refuse store, provision of new access onto Sanderstead Hill (closure of existing vehicle access), pedestrian access, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- CR2 8RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation with particular regards to communal/private amenity space, outlook and sunlight/daylight
- Whether the development would harm housing choice in the borough
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The Inspector found that the identified benefits of the scheme, together with the absence of demonstrated harm on character, living conditions and highway safety, outweighed the limited conflicts with housing mix and space standard policies, so the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.
The substantial benefits of 29 net additional dwellings meeting identified housing need, brownfield reuse, habitat enhancement and economic benefits outweighed the limited conflict with Policies DM1.1, SP2.8, DM10.4 and D6, with no harm found on character, highway safety or living conditions, so the scheme was found to accord with the development plan overall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy D4Policy SP4Policy DM10Policy DM10.5Policy D6Policy DM1.1Policy DM1.2Policy SP2Policy SP2.2Policy H10Policy H10(A)(9)Policy T4Policy T6Policy SP8Policy DM29Policy DM30Policy SP2.8Policy DM10.4Policy SP1
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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