®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 185 Brighton Road , Coulsdon , London , CR5 2NH
a mixed-use development comprising 5no. residential units and 92sqm of commercial area with associated refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to trees
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with reference to light to 1 Station Approach
- Whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate mix of housing with particular regard to family housing
- The quality of living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to amenity space, single aspect units and accessibility
- Whether the development would promote sustainable transport modes with reference to cycle parking provision
- Fire Safety
What decided it
The considerable harm to character and appearance caused by the disproportionate height and massing, combined with inadequate housing mix, poor amenity space provision, and harm to neighbouring light levels, outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy DM28, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy DM13, Policy DM27, Policy DM10.6, Policy SP2.7, Policy DM1.1b, Policy DM10.5, Policy D2, Policy SP4, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy DM30, Policy T5, Policy D12, Policy DM4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.