5 Brighton Road, Croydon, CR2 6EA

the erection of a two storey upward (rooftop) extension to form 11 no. self-contained residential units

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Nilsson A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the transport and highways impacts of the proposed development

What decided it

The submission of amended plans addressing natural light concerns, the sufficiency of refuse storage capacity, and the Unilateral Undertaking preventing residential parking permits in the Controlled Parking Zone together eliminated the Council's grounds for refusing prior approval on transport and highways grounds.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: London Plan (2021) Policy D6, London Plan (2021) Policy SI7, London Plan (2021) Policy T1, London Plan (2021) Policy T2, London Plan (2021) Policy T4, London Plan (2021) Policy T6, Croydon Local Plan (2018) Policy DM10, Croydon Local Plan (2018) Policy DM13, Croydon Local Plan (2018) Policy DM29, Croydon Local Plan (2018) Policy DM30

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