®Planning appeal decision
5 Jamaica Road, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HD
a ground floor single storey extension to provide a three bedroom 4 person small family unit on ground, first and second floor with entrance down side. Existing front door will open onto a studio flat. The permitted extensions at rear ground and on roof of rear addition are being constructed
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular reference to private garden space
- the effect of the proposal on the supply of family dwellings in the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area caused by the incongruous and overbearing loft extension, combined with inadequate living conditions for the studio flat occupiers, outweighed the benefit of retaining a family dwelling.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan March 2021, Policy SP4 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy DM1.2 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018
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