Appeal 3308531
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
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Section 01
Development description
described as a rear ground floor extension with depth of proposed extension to be in line with existing rear conservatory.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
I consider the main issue to be the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers in terms of the proposal’s potential to result in loss of light and cause visual intrusion.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property, [site address] , is a two-storey semi-detached dwelling located in an area characterised by a mixed residential development.
Number 44 has previously been extended by the addition of a side extension and a single storey rear extension and conservatory. The appellant proposes the demolition of the rear extension and conservatory and the construction of a new single storey rear extension.
The proposed extension would project 5.5 metres or so from the rear wall of the house and extend across the full width of the original house, with a lean-to roof. It would be built right up to the common boundary to number 42.
I consider that due to the depth of the extension, its proximity to the common boundary to 42, the position of the rear facing windows of 42, its height and bland unmodulated flank wall the proposed extension would, in this case, result in an unacceptable level of visual enclosure for the residents of 42.
Given the orientation of the 42 and 44, their relationship to each other and the length of the rear gardens of these dwellings I am not persuaded that the proposed single storey addition would result in a such a significant loss of light as to cause harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of 42.
I conclude in respect of the main issue that the proposed development would not cause a significant loss of light to the occupiers of number 42. However, it would result in such a level of visual intrusion as to cause harm to their living conditions. To my mind this is a compelling objection. Accordingly, to allow the development would be contrary to the aims of Polices D3 and D6 of the London Plan ([name] 2021) and Policies SP4.1, 4.2, DM10.6 of the Croydon local Plan 2018 (Adopted 27 February 2018) as they relate to, along with other things, the protection of residential living conditions.
Section 05
Conclusions
For the reasons given above and having regard to all other matters raised, I conclude that the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 1184No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 2 February 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 5 January 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3308531
- Application reference
- 22/02050/HSE
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Planning authority code
- E09000008
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 1
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 7 October 2022
- Valid date
- 7 October 2022
- Start date
- 29 November 2022
- Planning authority decision date
- 2 August 2022
- Appeal decision date
- 2 February 2023
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 27536
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:26
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21