21/00946/FUL

The proposed development, by reason of the combined height, width and depth and siting would result in substantial harm to the amenities of no.63, 69 Lower Road - Platinum Apartments and no.38, 40 Godstone Road by way of loss of outlook, sense of enclosure, visual intrusion, overbearing impact, loss of daylight/sunlight and overlooking and privacy. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies D1, D2 of the London Plan (2021), Policies SP4, DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) as well as the Croydon Suburban Design Guide (2019).

The proposed development would result in poor quality accommodation in regards to poor outlook/access to light for future occupiers, sub-standard and poorly sited cycle storage alongside refuse storage, failure to provide step free and accessible dwellings and lack of communal/play space. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies D4, D5, D6, D7 of the London Plan (2021), Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and the Croydon Suburban Design Guide (2019).

The proposed development, by reason of the combined height, width, depth and site layout alongside lack of critical character analysis and varying material pallet would result in a dominant, excessive, incongruous, visually intrusive and jarring and cramped form of overdevelopment that would be detrimental to the form, proportion and appearance of the site, relationship with the surrounding properties, character and appearance of the area and visual amenities of the streetscene. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies D1, D3, D4 of the London Plan (2021), Policies SP4, DM10, DM18 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and the Croydon Suburban Design Guide (2019).

The proposed development, by reason of the poor and convoluted/cramped parking layout which would require multiple manoeuvres, sub-standard and poorly sited cycle storage alongside refuse storage and lack of information regarding vehicle/pedestrian sightlines would result in a detrimental impact to the highway safety and pedestrian environment of the users of the area alongside future occupiers of the development. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies T1, T4, T5, T6,T7 of the London Plan (2021), Policies SP8, DM29, DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and the Croydon Suburban Design Guide (2019). In reaching this decision the Local Planning Authority has sought to work in a positive and pro-active manner based on seeking solutions to problems in the following way: To assist applicants the Local Planning Authority has produced policies and written guidance, all of which is available on the Council's website and offers a pre planning application advice service. In this instance the pre application advice was not adhered to. The Council is ready to enter into discussions with the applicants to assist in the preparation of a new planning application. The Local Planning Authority delivered the decision in a timely manner.