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Dismissed31 July 20253362992

48-50 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EF

Planning appeal 3362992 at 48-50 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EF (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide its occupants with acceptable living conditions, with regard to outlook, daylight, outdoor amenity space and accessibility.

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
Postcode
CR0 2EF

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM10Policy SP4Policy DM28Policy SP8Policy DM29Policy SP2Policy D7Policy D6Policy D3Policy D4Policy D8Policy G7Policy T4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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