®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 12 Park Road, South Norwood, SE25 6LA
erection of new building comprising 3 residential units (1 x 3 bed, 2 x 1 bed)
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 10 Park Road and 1 Upper Grove, with particular regard to outlook and light
- whether the proposed scheme would make appropriate provision for parking and sustainable transport initiatives
What decided it
The cumulative effect of harm to character and appearance, harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of outlook, and failure to secure sustainable transport provision outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity net gain.
The planning harms of character and appearance impact, loss of outlook to neighbours, and failure to secure sustainable transport provision attracted considerable weight and were not outweighed by the limited weight given to housing delivery and biodiversity net gain.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SP4 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy SP8 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM29 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, Policy DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018
Judgments cited: Whiteside v the Council of the London Borough of Croydon [2022] EWHC 3318
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