20-24 Mayday Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7HL

Planning appeal 3332225 at 20-24 Mayday Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7HL (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, in this instance, a s73 application is an appropriate means to reduce the level of affordable housing previously secured.

the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide 3 no. replacement buildings ranging from one to five storeys in height, comprising 57 new dwelling, with associated access, parking and landscaping without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/05412/FUL, dated 8 March 2022

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Chamberlain G
Postcode: CR7 7HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether, in this instance, a s73 application is an appropriate means to reduce the level of affordable housing previously secured

What decided it

The significant, agreed change in scheme viability since the original permission justified entering into a planning obligation in different terms, making the s73 route to reduce affordable housing appropriate.

the modest conflict with Policy DM1.1 (housing mix) was outweighed by benefits including the delivery of a large number of homes, construction and post-occupation expenditure, and re-use of previously developed land, such that the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP2.5Policy DM1.1Policy H4Policy H5
Judgments: Armstrong v Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2023] EWHC 176 (Admin); Norfolk Homes Limited v North Norfolk District Council & another [2020] EWHC 2265

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