Embassy Court 16 Avenue Road South Norwood London SE25 4DY

23/03839/GPDOPrior Appvl - Class AA upto 2 storeysRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 22 November 2023

Council decision: (Approval) refusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of two additional storeys above the front section of the building including the use of the roofspace as accommodation to provide 2 no. two bedroom self-contained flats (Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), associated site alterations.

Received: 11 October 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: London Borough of Croydon
Ward: South Norwood
Agent: Castlemere Developments

ReceivedReceived11 Oct
ValidatedValidated11 Oct
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date22 Nov
DecidedDecided22 Nov

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Embassy Court 16 Avenue Road South Norwood London SE25 4DY. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across South Norwood. We hold 1,185 applications in total for the SE25 postcode area.

82% of outline 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: SE25 4DY
Application type: Prior Appvl - Class AA upto 2 storeys
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 22 November 2023
Consultation start: 18 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 18 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 10 November 2023
Target decision date: 22 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Castlemere Developments
Agent address: Claremont House 70-72 Alma Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 3EZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 1 November 2023
Site notice end: 22 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12522917
Documents: 35
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Croydon

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