43 Dovercourt Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 7LJ

1. 1.The proposed refuse store and associated structures in the front garden would due to their size, siting and design over dominate the frontage of the application property and would fail to respect the character or the appearance of the existing dwelling and would be visually intrusive when viewed from the street scene. The proposal would conflict with policies SP4, DM10 and DM13 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policies D3 and D4 of the London Plan 2021.
2. 2.The development would result in sub-standard accommodation by reason of general noise and disturbance to ground/first floor flat given the proximity of the refuse store to habitable room windows, poor outlook to the ground/first floor flat due to the close proximity of the metal screen and a lack of suitable private outdoor amenities space to the first/upper floor flat. The proposal would thereby conflict with Policies D3 and D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and the Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan (March 2016).
3. 3.The proposal would represent an under provision of car parking spaces on site. This would cause harm to the surrounding highways network due to car parking overspill from the proposed development. The proposed car parking provision and arrangements would conflict with policies SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policies T3, T4 and T6 of the London Plan 2021.
4. 4.The proposed development would not provide adequate and accessible refuse and cycle storage facilities to serve the needs of future residents contrary to Policies SI 7, SI 8 and T5 of the London Plan 2021, Policies SP4, DM13, SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and London Cycle Design Standards (LCDS) 2014.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CR7 7LJ

Date validated

13 April 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Case officer

James Udall