®Planning appeal decision
96 PORTLAND ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, SURREY, SE25 4PJ
conversion of vacant shop into 1no x 2 bedroom self contained flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular reference to the South Norwood Conservation Area
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with particular reference to internal space
- the effect of the proposal on on-street parking and the highways network
- whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle storage
What decided it
The harm to the conservation area from loss of historic shopfront features, combined with inadequate internal space standards and inability to secure the development as genuinely car-free, collectively outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
Framework references: 215, 57, 58
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy HC1, London Plan Policy T4, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP4, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP8, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP8.12, Croydon Local Plan Policy SP8.13, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM10, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM18, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM29, Croydon Local Plan Policy DM30
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.