Planning appeal decision
129 Bynes Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PZ
Planning appeal 3337700 at 129 Bynes Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PZ (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: The effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the existing property and surrounding area.
Erection of a cycle store to the front of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- CR2 0PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the existing property and surrounding area
What decided it
The cycle store would project beyond the established front building line and create an uncharacteristic feature that would harm the character and appearance of the property and surrounding area, contrary to development plan policies requiring acceptable scale and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021)Policy SP4 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)
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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