21/02876/FUL
24 Coulsdon Court Road Coulsdon CR5 2LL
Demolition of existing building, erection of a terrace of 6 three/four bedroom houses of two-storeys with roofspace accommodation, provision of 6 car parking spaces and refuse storage structures.
Development of the site has not been brought forward in a comprehensive holistic manner, failing to make efficient use of the land and failing to make an optimal contribution towards the need for homes of different types in the Borough and in particular failing to deliver a comprehensively developed site to be able to offer affordable housing. This is contrary to Policies SP2, SP2.1 SP2.2, SP2.3 and SP2.8 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018), Policies GG2 and D3 of the London Plan, and Paragraphs 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 of Croydon Council 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. The Council is ready to enter into discussions with the applicants to assist in the preparation of a new planning application via the Council's Pre Application process.