®Planning appeal decision
275 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7HY
Planning appeal 6007319 at 275 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7HY (London Borough of Croydon) was allowed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector C Shearing, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers.
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 storey building with accommodation in roof space comprising 19 self contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- C Shearing
- Postcode
- CR0 7HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers
- Effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the development would deliver appropriate contributions to affordable housing and infrastructure
What decided it
The proposal accords with the development plan when read as a whole and benefits from the presumption in favour of sustainable development in the Framework, with concerns about living conditions and neighbouring amenity capable of being adequately addressed through conditions and reserved matters.
The benefits of residential development and compliance with the development plan outweighed the conflict with the affordable housing policy, which was justified by viability testing and the more recent London Plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018Policy SP2.5 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018Policy H5 of the London Plan 2021Policy D13 of the London Plan 2021Policy D14 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S3
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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