197 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PS

23/03549/FULFull planning permissionRefused

Full

Refused on 15 January 2024

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

The conversion of the existing flat into 2 dwellings. A roof extension to the cottage and changes to the rear elevation of both the main house and cottage to facilitate the conversion. Changes to the landscaping at the front to rationalise the parking, bin and bike store areas.

Received: 15 September 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: London Borough of Croydon
Ward: Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood

ReceivedReceived15 Sep
ValidatedValidated15 Sep
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date10 Nov
DecidedDecided15 Jan

Decided in 122 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 197 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PS. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 122 days, 9 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the Church Road, Upper Norwood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood. We hold 1,190 applications in total for the SE19 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: SE19 2PS
Application type: Full planning permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 September 2023
Consultation expiry: 16 November 2023
Consultation start: 18 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 18 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 10 November 2023
Target decision date: 10 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: CAN
Agent address: Unit 28, 4th floor, Old Town Hall Rushey Green LONDON SE6 4RU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 October 2023
Advertisement expiry: 16 November 2023
Site notice start: 26 October 2023
Site notice end: 16 November 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference: 24/00027/REF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Dismissed appeal

Appeal history

3338411

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 September 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12461057
Documents: 10
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Church Road, Upper Norwood
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 (21)

flood storage 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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Croydon

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