Planning appeal decision
4 Windmill Road, Croydon, CR0 2XN
Planning appeal 3323980 at 4 Windmill Road, Croydon, CR0 2XN (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 5 March 2024 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the development pattern and character of the area.
the erection of a 2-storey building to the rear of 4 Windmill Road to provide a I No. one bedroom flat and a 1 No. two bedroom flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- CR0 2XN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the development pattern and character of the area
- The adequacy of the living conditions for the occupiers as regards internal light
- The adequacy of arrangements to meet the potential increase in the demand for car parking
What decided it
The proposed two-storey building would have an unacceptably harmful impact on the development pattern and character of the area as a visually intrusive backland development on a site that is too small and heavily constrained to accommodate it appropriately.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy DM10Policy DM10.4(e)Policy D3Policy D4Policy H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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