®Planning appeal decision
31 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, CR0 2JH
without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use of the ground floor commercial unit to residential use
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the occupiers of the flat enjoy satisfactory living conditions, having regard to layout, floorspace, the provision of amenity space, light and outlook
- Whether the development is acceptable, having regard to car parking, cycle parking and refuse and recycling storage facilities
- Whether the development provides suitable fire safety for all building users
What decided it
The unauthorised residential use provides unacceptable living conditions for occupiers, particularly regarding lack of private amenity space and poor daylight, sunlight and outlook, in conflict with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 London Plan 2021, Policy DM10.4 Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM30 Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy T6 London Plan 2021, Policy T5 London Plan 2021, Policy D12 London Plan 2021, Policy T1 London Plan 2021, Policy T2 London Plan 2021, Policy DM13 Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM29 Croydon Local Plan 2018
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.