Monthly Archives: November 2018

Croydon Council recently approved a new residential development. The application site was 19 Box Ridge Avenue, Purley, CR8 3AS. Kronen assisted Lumiere Property from initial feasibility, two rounds of pre-app and full planning (Transport Statement) up to the application determination; RIBA Plan of Work Stages 1 to 3. The application sought approval for an apartment block comprising 8 × apartments. The proposed schedule of accommodation is 3 × 1-bedroom, 3 × 2-bedroom and 2 × 3-bedroom apartments. The proposal retained the existing vehicle access to serve 4 × off-street vehicle spaces. Croydon Council’s planning application reference was 18/04762/FUL. The formal description was: “Demolition of existing two storey house and detached garage. Erection of two/three storey building with accommodation in the roofscape to provide 8 units including the provision of car and cycle parking, refuse storage facilities, hard and soft landscaping … Continue reading →

The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames approve a planning application for five flats and commercial space (reconfigurations) on Upper Richmond Road West in East Sheen. The application was supported by Kronen’s on-street parking surveys carried out in accordance with London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames’ informal parking survey guidance. The proposal was for alterations and extensions to create five flats and amended ground floor commercial space without off-street parking (due to the physical constraints of the site), accordingly the potential for overspill parking and associated parking impact had to be assessed in the parking survey report The on-street parking surveys found well parked streets as such robust transport planning justification using detailed local Census and Development Plan analysis was required. The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames planning reference was 18/0866/FUL. Details below: Site – 422 Upper Richmond Road … Continue reading →

Kronen have recently worked with Lumiere Property / Pellings / Robinson Escott Planning on pre-app and full planning proposals for a site on Epsom Lane South (within Reigate & Banstead Borough Council). The proposal sought a new dwelling with the formation of new access and off-street parking. The main transport issues for the proposal were new site access, site layout and parking provisions. The proposals were supported by a Transport Statement Technical Note. The full planning application was recently approved. The Reigate & Banstead BC application number was “18/01696/F” and the description was as follows “Erection of 1 No. Dwelling, vehicular access onto Epsom Lane South and associated works” at Land Rear Of 56 Cross Road Tadworth Surrey KT20 5ST. (Image: Pellings) Contact Kronen Limited using either info@www.kronenlimited.com or 020 8541 1139 if you need a Transport Statement for a … Continue reading →

Croydon Council approve a planning application for a new apartment block comprising 6 × dwellings in Coulsdon. The application was supported by Kronen’s Parking Survey report carried out in accordance with the “Lambeth Methodology” (‘Lambeth Council Parking Survey Guidance Note‘ (Lambeth Council, 2012)). The proposals’ potential for overspill parking and associated parking impact had to be assessed in the Parking Survey report The Parking Survey justified the proposal in accordance with the Development Plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework (DCLG, 2018). Croydon Council’s officer report noted the following: “The proposed development would provide five car parking spaces for the six units. The level of parking provision is appropriate given the reasonable PTAL rating of the site. There is sufficient on-street parking space availability on surrounding roads to cope with any additional demand, as demonstrated in the applicant’s parking … Continue reading →