®Planning appeal decision
1a Brighton Road, Croydon, CR2 6EA
for demolition of existing showroom and warehouse and erection of a 5 storey block to contain up to 28 self contained residential units and up to 3 retail units (Reserved matters are access, appearance, landscaping, layout)
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Risk of flooding
- Living conditions of future occupants, in relation to space and daylight/sunlight
- Securing mitigation of the impact of the development on services and the environment
- Provision of affordable housing
- Sustainable development, in respect of minimising carbon emissions
- Character and appearance of the area
- Optimum density of the site
- Urban greening
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the flood risk exception test, combined with unresolved concerns about living conditions of future occupants and the inability to secure enforceable obligations for affordable housing and environmental mitigation, meant the development conflicted with the development plan and the appeal had to be dismissed.
Framework references: 168, 173, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy SI 12, Policy SP6, Policy DM25, Policy D6, Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy DM14, Policy D4, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy H6, Policy E11, Policy SI1, Policy SI2, Policy T1, Policy SP2, Policy SP3, Policy DM4, Policy DM29, Policy GG2, Policy H1, Policy G5, Policy D3
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.