®Planning appeal decision
30 Russell Hill, PURLEY, CR8 2JA
for demolition of former drug and alcohol rehabilitation residential care home (Use Class C2) and erection of 2 no apartment blocks totalling 24 no one, two and three bedroom flats (use class C3) (including affordable housing), comprising block A: four-storey building including semi basement and roof accommodation containing 18 no flats and block B: three-storey building with semi basement containing 6 no flats. Construction of bin and garden stores, alterations to ground levels and installation of surface water drainage infrastructure. Formation of new vehicular and pedestrian accesses onto Russell Hill. Lay out of associated hard and soft landscaping, including new private driveway, pedestrian paths and terraces, gardens and children’s play equipment
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The quality of the living accommodation for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook from units 19 and 20
What decided it
The significant benefits of housing delivery, including 50% affordable housing, outweighed the limited and highly localised harm to character and appearance.
The limited and highly localised harm to character and appearance from parts of Block A was outweighed by the significant benefits of 24 new homes including 14 affordable units, economic benefits and mitigation secured by the Unilateral Undertaking
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy SP4.1, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy SP4.2, Policy D6, Policy DM10.4, Policy DM10.5, Policy H4, Policy H6, Policy SP2, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy T4, Policy SI2, Policy DM14
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.