®Planning appeal decision
Land And Premises Rear Of 16 Green Lane Fronting, Carolina Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8BB
alterations to existing building fronting Green Lane, Removal of rear structures and erection of a Part 2 / Part 3 storey building on land to the rear of 16 Green Lane (Facing Carolina Road) to provide 5 No self-contained dwellings consisting of 3 bedrooms and rear first floor amenity areas. Provision of associated cycle storage enclosure facing Carolina Road, and provision of associated refuse storage
- 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 protection of employment land
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of nearby residents with regards to light, privacy and outlook
- The living conditions of future residents with regards to light, outlook and ceiling heights
- Accessible housing
- Vehicle parking
- Waste storage
- Sustainable drainage
What decided it
The cumulative weight of significant harms across multiple policy areas—particularly the undemonstrated loss of employment land, substantial design and character harm, and unacceptable impacts on both existing and future residents' living conditions—meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh these conflicts.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3.2, Policy SP4.1, Policy DM10, Policy DM30, Policy DM13, Policy DM25, Policy SP2.8, Policy SP6.4, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D5, Policy D6, Policy D7, Policy T4, Policy T6, Policy SI 12, Policy SI 13
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.