- Decision
- allowed, 21 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: C Shearing
- Authority
- Croydon (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6007319
- Application reference
- 25/02716/OUT
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Outline (layout and scale) for demolition and a 4-storey building with roof accommodation, 19 flats
- Homes
- 19
- Site context
- inside settlement, TPO
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- S3(2)
- Development plan policies
- London Plan 2021 D3, D6, D13, D14, H5, Croydon Local Plan 2018 DM10, SP2.5
- Main issues
- future occupier living conditions; neighbour noise; affordable housing and infrastructure contributions
Summary
Outline permission for 19 flats replacing a derelict Edwardian house on Addiscombe Road. Allowed. The Council's objections were living conditions in the lightwell and ramp-side flats, noise to the neighbouring bungalow, and contributions. All three were found capable of resolution by conditions, reserved matters and the UU. The development accorded with an up-to-date plan, and S3's "approve without delay" limb was applied.
What made the difference
Only layout and scale were before the Inspector, so appearance and landscaping fixes could be left to reserved matters (DL ¶¶11, 13, 16). Viability-tested nil affordable housing with review mechanisms complied with London Plan H5 (DL ¶18). The Framework was engaged only through S3(2) (DL ¶21).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | accord | accords with an up-to-date development plan and Framework decision-making policies, so should be approved without delay (DL 21) | |
| P3 | pass | lower-ground lightwell flats and flats next to the car-park ramp found acceptable subject to reserved matters and conditions (DL 9-17); Framework code not cited, mapped | |
| DM5 | pass | nil affordable housing accepted on viability, with early and late review secured in the UU; LP H5 preferred over CLP SP2.5 as the more recent policy (DL 18-20) |
Key facts
- Long planning history, including 3 appeals dismissed Oct 2025 and a 9-flat scheme approved Apr 2025 (DL 7)
- Parties invited to comment on the new Framework (DL 6)
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.