Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, 87 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6SF
Planning appeal 3332234 at Flat 1, 87 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6SF (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location, having regard to the vitality and viability of the town centre.
Conversion of 1 bedroom lower ground floor flat to form a 2 bedroom C3 residential dwelling and a C1 short holiday let studio flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- CR0 6SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location, having regard to the vitality and viability of the town centre
- the impact of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjacent properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The failure to undertake a mandatory sequential test to establish whether sequentially preferable sites exist meant the proposal conflicted with Policies DM8 and SP3 of the Local Plan and Policies E10 and SD7 of the London Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM8Policy E10Policy SD7Policy SP3Policy D3Policy D6Policy DM10Policy SP4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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