®Planning appeal decision
48-50 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EF
construction of a three-storey building (following demolition of garages) to form 6 self-contained flats; private amenity space; communal amenity space; refuse/recycle and cycle provision; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gardner L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would provide its occupants with acceptable living conditions, with regard to outlook, daylight, outdoor amenity space and accessibility
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 48 Sydenham Road, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats
- the effect of the proposal on the highway network including whether the proposal would make adequate provision for any additional need for sustainable transport improvement arising from the development
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The cumulative harm to living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, combined with unmitigated impacts on protected species and failure to secure sustainable transport measures, outweighed the moderate benefits of delivering six homes in a sustainable location.
Framework references: 58
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy SP4, Policy DM28, Policy SP8, Policy DM29, Policy SP2, Policy D7, Policy D6, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D8, Policy G7, Policy T4
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