®Planning appeal decision
130-132 Portland Road, LONDON, SE25 4PT
erection of a two-storey extension to create 2 x two- bedroom flats and internal alterations to the first floor to the existing 2 x one-bedroom flats; associated landscaping, refuse and cycle storage to front and rear
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would make suitable provision in respect of car and cycle parking as well as sustainable transport
- Whether the proposal would make suitable provision for waste storage
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance arising from the incongruous design, scale and massing of the extension on this prominent plot, combined with inadequate provision for parking and sustainable transport without a completed legal agreement.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy D3, Policy D8, Policy SP2, Policy D4, Policy T3, Policy T4, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy DM30, Policy DM13
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