®Planning appeal decision
2A Addiscombe Avenue, Croydon, CR0 6LH
details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of up to two (2) pairs of two-storey semi-detached dwellinghouses with habitable roof levels (Use Class C3) and one (1) two storey detached building for use as a small House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to 6 persons with habitable roof levels (Use Class C4) (following demolition o f existing two-storey dwellinghouse and detached garage), associated amenity, cycle parking and water storage spaces
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CR0 6LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the availability of on-street car parking and highway safety on Addiscombe Avenue
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the proposed development provides adequate and accessible refuse and cycle storage
What decided it
The realistic fallback permission for four dwellings with no off-street parking meant the appeal HMO scheme would not generate materially greater on-street parking or living-condition harm than the fallback position.
The absence of any materially greater harm to on-street parking, highway safety or neighbours' living conditions compared with the extant fallback scheme, combined with adequate refuse/cycle provision, meant the benefits and neutral effects of the scheme were not outweighed by any identified harm, and the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 58
Plan policies cited: Policy T4 (London Plan), Policy T6 (London Plan), Policy D3 (London Plan), Policy D6 (London Plan), Policy SI 7 (London Plan), Policy SI 8 (London Plan), Policy T5 (London Plan), Policy SP8 (LP), Policy DM29 (LP), Policy DM30 (LP), Policy SP4 (LP), Policy DM10 (LP), Policy DM13 (LP)
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.