65 Sangley Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 6QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposed development upon the availability of family housing
• whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for the occupants having regard to the internal floor area of the dwellings and provision of outdoor amenity space
• the effect of the proposed development on existing on-street parking provision and consequent impacts on the highway network
• whether the development would provide adequate cycle parking and refuse storage facilities for the occupants
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan in multiple respects—loss of family housing, inadequate living conditions, parking shortfall, and insufficient cycle and waste provision—and the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, so the appeal must be dismissed in accordance with the development plan.

The social and economic benefits of providing two new dwellings were insufficient to outweigh the harms identified in relation to family housing loss, living conditions, parking provision, and cycle and waste storage, and the proposal conflicts with the development plan with no material considerations indicating it should be decided otherwise.