®Planning appeal decision
61 Selcroft Road, PURLEY, CR8 1AL
construction of a two-storey building and basement excavation comprising 6 self-contained homes, private/communal space; refuse and cycle storage; car parking and hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to light, outlook, internal layout, accessibility and fire safety
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of 59 and 61a Selcroft Road, with particular regard to outlook
- The effect of the proposal on local traffic and highway and pedestrian safety, with particular regard to car parking provision, pedestrian and vehicular access, cycle parking and refuse storage, sustainable highway improvements and measures to reduce car dependency
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers of the basement units and neighbouring occupiers at 61a Selcroft Road, combined with highway and pedestrian safety concerns, outweighed any modest benefits and meant the proposal was contrary to the development plan.
Framework references: 125, 60
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 London Plan, Policy DM10 Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy D3 London Plan, Policy D5 London Plan, Policy D7 London Plan, Policy D12 London Plan, Policy D10 London Plan, Policy T6 London Plan, Policy DM30 Croydon Local Plan, Policy T4 London Plan, Policy T9 London Plan, Policy SP8 Croydon Local Plan, Policy DM29 Croydon Local Plan, Policy SP4 Croydon Local Plan, Policy SP2 Croydon Local Plan, Policy D4 London Plan, Policy H2 London Plan
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