®Planning appeal decision
128-130 Frant Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JU
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
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.
Framework references: 85, 87, 57, 209, 127, 124, 77, 226, 8
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy SP3.2, LP Policy E4, LP Policy E7, CLP Policy SP8, CLP Policy SP8.12, CLP Policy SP8.13, CLP Policy SP6, LP Policy T5, CLP Policy DM29, CLP Policy SP8.15, CLP Policy DM30, LP Policy T6, LP Policy HC2
Judgments cited: Case No. CO/1225/2022
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.