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Dismissed19 December 20233319652

5 Welcomes Road, Kenley, CR8 5HA

Planning appeal 3319652 at 5 Welcomes Road, Kenley, CR8 5HA (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area.

the erection of a pair of semi-detached houses adj. to the house at 5 Welcomes Road

Authority
London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Evans L
Postcode
CR8 5HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area
  • whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space
  • whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory access and parking arrangements as well as cycle and refuse storage facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the ecology of the site, including protected species and natural habitats

What decided it

The proposal's overdevelopment of the plot with excessive massing and narrow margins would cause very harmful effects to the character and appearance of the local area, and the inadequate functional private amenity space would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future residents.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D3 of the London PlanPolicy DM10 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy SP4 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy DM10.4 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy D6 of the London PlanPolicy SP8 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy DM29 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy DM30 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy T5 of the London PlanPolicy DM13 of the Croydon Local PlanPolicy G6 of the London PlanPolicy DM27 of the Croydon Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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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