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Dismissed17 September 20263362537

38-40 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2RA

Planning appeal 3362537 at 38-40 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2RA (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 17 September 2026 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission ref 17/04486/FUL was compatible with the first floor extension to the property, such that it remained valid and capable of lawful implementation.

Authority
London Borough of Croydon
Appeal type
minor · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Willows P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether planning permission ref 17/04486/FUL was compatible with the first floor extension to the property, such that it remained valid and capable of lawful implementation
  • If the planning permission was capable of lawful implementation, whether it commenced within 3 years of the grant of planning permission

What decided it

The first floor extension, once constructed, made it impossible to implement the ground floor planning permission in accordance with its approved plans and conditions because the rear elevation shown in those plans became an internal wall, materially affecting the lighting and outlook of the flats.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Pilkington v SSE [1973] 26 P&CR 508

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