®Planning appeal decision
16A Higher Drive, PURLEY, CR8 2HE
conversion of existing dwelling into 3No self-contained flats including two storey rear extension, raising roof and insertion of rooflights
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 16 and 18 Higher Drive, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
- whether the proposal would provide for satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space, floor to ceiling heights and outlook
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for refuse and cycle storage
- the effect on the highway network, having regard to parking provision
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier amenity, combined with inadequate refuse and cycle storage provision, outweighed the modest benefits of the development.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D6, Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy DM10.4, Policy T4, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy T6.1, Policy SP8, Policy DM13, Policy DM29, Policy DM30
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.