Planning appeal decision
19 Lincoln Road, London, SE25 4HG
Planning appeal 6002501 at 19 Lincoln Road, London, SE25 4HG (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 31 March 2026 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the supply of needed housing types.
Change of use of house into a 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Class C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simms S
- Postcode
- SE25 4HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the supply of needed housing types
- The effect of the development on parking capacity and highway safety
- Whether the development provides satisfactory facilities for cycle storage
What decided it
The loss of a three-bedroom family home in an area with identified need for family-sized housing, combined with unresolved parking and highway safety concerns and inadequate cycle storage provision, justified dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy DM1Policy DM1.2Policy SP8Policy DM29Policy DM30Policy DM10Policy DM16London Plan Policy H9London Plan Policy T4London Plan Policy T5London Plan Policy T6London Plan Policy T6.1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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