2A Addiscombe Avenue, Croydon, CR0 6LH

Planning appeal 6004387 at 2A Addiscombe Avenue, Croydon, CR0 6LH (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 24 July 2026 by Inspector C Skelly, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the availability of on-street car parking and highway safety on Addiscombe Avenue.

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
Inspector: C Skelly
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: 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)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 58
Judgments: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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