Planning appeal decision
335 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6RG
Planning appeal 3307080 at 335 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6RG (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the respective appeal proposals on the external appearance of the building, including the design and architectural features of the principal elevation and any side elevation that fronts a highway.
Appeal A: erection of 4th floor to create 5 additional independent residential units; Appeal B: addition of a single storey above the existing building comprising a single self-contained flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- CR0 6RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the respective appeal proposals on the external appearance of the building, including the design and architectural features of the principal elevation and any side elevation that fronts a highway
What decided it
Both appeal proposals would have a harmful effect on the external appearance of the building by appearing as dominant and incongruous additions that disrupt the architectural hierarchy and contrast markedly with the surrounding predominantly 2-storey buildings, thereby failing to comply with the prior approval condition under the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy DM10.1Policy DM10.7Policy DM35.1
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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