®Planning appeal decision
12 Godstone Road, Kenley, Croydon, CR8 5JE
a change of use of the lower ground floor to form an apartment including alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the commercial operation of the ground floor business
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk and sustainable drainage
What decided it
The proposal accords with the development plan as a whole, particularly because it retains commercial use at ground floor in accordance with Policy DM6, and provides appropriate flood mitigation and sustainable drainage measures in accordance with Policies SI 12 and SI 13 of the London Plan and Policy DM25 of the Croydon Local Plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy SD6 of the London Plan March 2021, Policy DM4 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM6 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SI 12 of the London Plan, Policy DM25.1 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SI 13 of the London Plan, Policy DM25 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018
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.