®Planning appeal decision
50 The Netherlands, Coulsdon, Croydon, CR5 1ND
a basement (connected via garage) for use of wine cellar, store and home office and landscaping of the rear garden, by way of levelling banked garden at stepped levels (retrospective application)
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the house and the local area
- Living conditions at neighbouring properties, in terms of privacy, outlook and disturbance
- The risk of surface water flooding in the local area
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with development plan flood risk policies because it has not been adequately demonstrated that the extensive hard surfacing would not cause an undue increase in off-site flooding within the adjacent flood risk area.
Plan policies cited: The London Plan 2021 policy D4, Croydon Local Plan 2018 policy SP4, Croydon Local Plan 2018 policy DM10, The London Plan 2021 policy SI12, The London Plan 2021 policy SI13, Croydon Local Plan 2018 policy DM25
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.