Planning appeal decision
Fireaway Pizza, 37 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JH
Planning appeal 3338052 at Fireaway Pizza, 37 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JH (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector Parkin A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development would allow for suitable access and storage for bicycles.
Change of use of ground floor from café (Use Class E(b)) to restaurant and take away (Use Class Sui Generis), and associated alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- CR7 7JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal development would allow for suitable access and storage for bicycles
- Whether the appeal development would allow for suitable access for the storage and removal of waste and recycling materials
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating a legal right of access over third-party land for waste removal and bicycle storage, combined with the inability to control such access through planning conditions, means the development cannot provide suitable access and storage facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- T1T2T4T5SP8DM16DM29DM30
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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