28 Gloucester Road, Croydon, CR0 2DA

Planning appeal 3341378 at 28 Gloucester Road, Croydon, CR0 2DA (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use of the dwelling to use as a children's home would be a material change of use.

Use of existing dwellinghouse as a children's home

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Householder developments
Inspector: Braithwaite J
Postcode: CR0 2DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed change of use of the dwelling to use as a children's home would be a material change of use

What decided it

The proposed use would not, as a matter of fact and degree, constitute a material change of use because the character and operational impact of the children's home would not be materially different to that of a C3 dwellinghouse.

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