75A Foxley Lane, PURLEY, CR8 3HP

demolition of the existing house and the erection of a two and a half storey building comprising 8 new residential dwellings with associated car parking, refuse and cycle storage facilities and associated landscaping

Authority: London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours, with particular reference to enclosure, outlook and privacy
Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to the provision of amenity space
Whether the proposal would make sufficient provision for car parking and the effect of the proposal on highway safety in the area
Whether the proposal makes suitable provision for access to more sustainable transport
The effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with particular reference to protected species and habitats
Whether the proposal makes suitable provision for the discharge of surface water

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, neighbour amenity, future occupier living conditions, highway safety, sustainable transport provision, and unresolved biodiversity and drainage issues, when weighed against modest housing benefits, resulted in the proposal conflicting with the development plan and material considerations.

Framework references: 116, 117

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy DM28, Policy D3, Policy G6, Policy SP2, Policy D6, Policy T6, Policy DM29, Policy SP8, Policy DM30, Policy T5, Policy DM27, Policy DM25, Policy SI12, Policy SI13

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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