77-79 Mitchley Avenue, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 9HN

Amalgamation and change of use from professional services (class E(c)) to mixed use cafe/restaurant (class E(b)) & takeaway (Sui Generis). Installation of new shopfronts, erection of single storey rear extension and extraction flue at rear without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01643/FUL, dated 6 October 2022

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Miles H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that varying the opening hours would have on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The extension of opening hours would increase the amount of time when unacceptable noise and disturbance occurs, causing significant adverse impact on the quality of life of nearby residents, which cannot be adequately controlled by condition.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy SP6, Policy DM23, Policy D14

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