®Planning appeal decision
60 Welcomes Road, KENLEY, CR8 5HD
demolition of single storey house and construction of a block of 7 flats to the front of the site and 2 houses to the rear of the site plus associated car parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Highway safety with particular regard to car parking
What decided it
The combination of unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through excessive built form in a low-density residential location, coupled with inadequate car parking provision that would cause highway safety issues on a narrow private road with poor public transport accessibility.
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy H2, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy T6, London Plan Policy T1, London Plan Policy T4, London Plan Policy G6, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP4, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM10, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM29, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM30, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP7.4, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM27, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM28, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP8, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP8.1
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.