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Dismissed29 October 20243347431

128-130 Frant Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JU

Planning appeal 3347431 at 128-130 Frant Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JU (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Hunter A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The loss of the employment/industrial use at the appeal site, with particular regard to its marketing.

the demolition of the existing warehouse and the erection of new dwellings (Class C3) with associated amenity, cycle parking, refuse storage, landscaping and associated works

Authority
London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hunter A
Postcode
CR7 7JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The loss of the employment/industrial use at the appeal site, with particular regard to its marketing
  • Whether sustainable transport measures, particularly obligations contained within the UU relating to i) a contribution towards sustainable transport, and ii) car-free housing, would be reasonable and necessary to make the development acceptable

What decided it

The appellant's marketing of the site for employment use was inadequate and substantially short of the required period, so the loss of employment land was not justified and conflicted with the development plan.

The modest collective benefits of housing delivery, economic activity, highway safety improvement and heritage setting enhancement did not outweigh the significant harm from the unjustified loss of employment land and the resulting conflict with the development plan and the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CLP Policy SP3.2LP Policy E4LP Policy E7CLP Policy SP8CLP Policy SP8.12CLP Policy SP8.13CLP Policy SP6LP Policy T5CLP Policy DM29CLP Policy SP8.15CLP Policy DM30LP Policy T6LP Policy HC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 85Paragraph 87Paragraph 57Paragraph 209Paragraph 127Paragraph 124Paragraph 77Paragraph 226Paragraph 8
Judgments
Case No. CO/1225/2022

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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