®Planning appeal decision
19 Orchard Avenue, Croydon, CR0 8UB
demolition of the existing property and a proposed 8 unit apartment building with associated centralised drop kerb, access and parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including trees
- Whether the development would deliver an adequate mix of housing to meet local needs
- Whether the development would provide future occupiers of the development with adequate living conditions with regard to privacy, outlook and light and access to external amenity space
- The effect of the development on the existing occupiers of 21 Orchard Avenue with regard to outlook
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for car parking, sustainable travel options and the effect of the development on highway safety
- Whether the development would make adequate provision for storage of refuse and recycling
- The effect of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions for future and neighbouring occupiers, highway safety, and inadequate provision for parking, cycle storage and refuse storage, combined with insufficient biodiversity information, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10.11, Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy H2, Policy D6, Policy DM28, Policy D4, Policy SP2.7, Policy DM1, Policy DM1.2, Policy H10, Policy DM10.6, Policy D3, Policy T5, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy DM30, Policy T4, Policy T6.1H, Policy DM13, Policy DM27, Policy G6
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.