Croydon High School Old Farleigh Road South Croydon CR2 8YB
Approved on 6 December 2019
Council decision: Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of a two storey extension to existing Junior School Hall including ground floor entrance foyer, first floor classroom/storage and extension to plant room as well as creation of external stairs/extended raised external accesses.
- Received
- 1 October 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Ward
- Selsdon Vale And Forestdale
- Agent
- Halliday Meecham Architects Limited
- ReceivedReceived1 Oct
- ValidatedValidated2 Oct
- Consult.Consultation30 Oct
- TargetTarget Date27 Nov
- DecidedDecided6 Dec
Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Croydon High School Old Farleigh Road South Croydon CR2 8YB. Croydon has handled 3,634 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the Bourton-on-the-Water conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Selsdon Vale And Forestdale. We hold 4,686 applications in total for the CR2 postcode area.
79% of full applications at London Borough of Croydon were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CR2 8YB
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 October 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 30 October 2019
- Consultation start
- 7 October 2019
- Consultation end
- 30 October 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 October 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 October 2019
- Target decision date
- 27 November 2019
- Permission expires
- 6 December 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Halliday Meecham Architects Limited
- Architect profile
- HALLIDAY MEECHAM ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 111 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2HY England
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08183170
- Documents
- 16
- Constraints
- 99
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
18 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Aug
Details pursuant to Condition 5 (materials) of planning permission 26/00572/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02204/DISC - 20263 Aug
Details pursuant to Condition 4 (Biodiversity) of planning permission 26/00572/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/02203/DISC - 202624 Jul
Details pursuant to Biodiversity Net Gain Informative on planning application 26/00572/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02119/DISC - 202623 Jun
Installation of Advertisement to New main sign alongside school logo on the side of the Hall. New sign to…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/01813/ADV - 202627 Mar
Replacement of the artificial hockey pitch carpet and removal and replacement of the metal halide floodlights…
ApprovedApplication26/00923/FUL - 202625 Feb
Erection of new external stair case, external shading, new entrance to main hall, landscape improvements, new…
ApprovedApplication26/00572/FUL - 202423 Jan
695 - Lime - Carefully fell to near ground level, remove stump with a mechanical grinder to a depth of 300mm…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees24/00251/TRE - 202329 Jun
706 - Lime - Fell due to basal decay (TPO no. 169)
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees23/02537/TRE - 201720 May
Erection of replacement boundary fencing to the school boundary facing Old Farleigh Road,
ApprovedFull planning permission17/02564/FUL - 201622 Jun
Discharge of conditions 1 & 5 attached to planning permission 14/03317/P
ApprovedReserved matters16/03192/RES - 201528 Jul
Construction of a new sports pavilion and provision of new pathways and new external lighting (amendment to…
ApprovedNon-material amendment15/03414/DT - 201424 Nov
Mature Cedar - Thin crown by 10-15% to relieve end, weighting on horizontal limbs.(TPO no. 169)
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees14/04906/T - 201426 Sep
Construction of external timber canopy (amendment to 14/02014/P
ApprovedNon-material amendment14/04039/DT - 20147 Aug
Construction of a new sports pavilion and provision of new pathways and new external lighting.
ApprovedFull planning permission14/03317/P - 201419 May
Construction of external timber canopy
ApprovedFull planning permission14/02014/P - 201314 Jan
Erection of single storey extension to junior block
ApprovedFull planning permission13/00119/P - 201220 Apr
Alterations and erection of single storey extension to create entrance lobby and Junior School Reception.
ApprovedFull planning permission12/01116/P - 201116 Dec
Alterations and extension of existing garage
ApprovedFull planning permission11/03661/P
Source: Croydon
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