®Planning appeal decision
79 Riddlesdown Road, PURLEY, CR8 1DH
the demolition of the existing dwelling and minor alterations to the existing land levels to provide a new part two/three storey building comprising of 5 Passivhaus Certified residential dwellings (x3 2-bedroom and x2 3-bedroom units). The proposals offer private and communal amenity spaces and car parking provision (5 spaces). Associated refuse and cycle storage is proposed
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 79A and 81 Riddlesdown Road, with particular regard to any unacceptable impact in terms of sense of enclosure, loss of outlook and privacy
- whether or not the scheme would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers having regard to outlook and daylight to the proposed units, private amenity space, and an accessible and functional layout
- whether or not the car parking layout would be satisfactory, having regard to any resulting harm to users of the surrounding highway network
- whether or not the scheme should provide a contribution to improvements to sustainable transport, and if so, whether or not a suitable contribution has been secured
- whether or not the scheme would make satisfactory provision for secure cycle storage
- whether or not the scheme would make satisfactory provision for waste storage facilities
What decided it
The combination of substantial harm to character and appearance, adverse impacts on neighbouring living conditions, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, lack of accessibility, and failures to secure sustainable transport contributions, cycle storage, and waste storage collectively constituted serious policy conflicts that substantially outweighed the limited housing and sustainability benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy SP4, Policy DM10, Policy D6, Policy D7, Policy T6, Policy T5, Policy DM29, Policy DM30, Policy SP8.3, Policy SP8.12, Policy SP8.13, Policy DM13, Policy SP2, Policy T6.1
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.