®Planning appeal decision
79 South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6BY
Planning appeal 3372948 at 79 South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6BY (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 18 December 2025 by Inspector Wallace P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would achieve a safe and suitable access.
extension of existing dropped kerb
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace P
- Postcode
- SE25 6BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would achieve a safe and suitable access
What decided it
The established pattern of frontage crossovers on the street, lack of recorded collisions, and the Inspector's site observations indicating that the modest level and types of vehicle movements generated would not give rise to an unacceptable or severe impact on highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T4 of the London Plan (2021)Policy SP8 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)Policy DM29 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)Policy DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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