Building Adjoining 1A Cargreen Road South Norwood London SE25 5AD

24/01107/GPDOPrior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3Refused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 16 May 2024

Council decision: (Approval) refusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from Class E(f) Creche/Day Nursery to 3no. C3 Dwellinghouses.

Received: 27 March 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Croydon
Ward: South Norwood
Agent: VR Architects

ReceivedReceived27 Mar
ValidatedValidated27 Mar
Consult.Consultation28 Apr
TargetTarget Date22 May
DecidedDecided16 May

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Building Adjoining 1A Cargreen Road South Norwood London SE25 5AD. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the South Norwood conservation area. There have been 4 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 5AD
Application type: Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 March 2024
Consultation expiry: 9 May 2024
Consultation start: 10 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 5 April 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 28 April 2024
Target decision date: 22 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: VR Architects
Agent address: 110 Three Colt Street London E14 8AZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 18 April 2024
Advertisement expiry: 9 May 2024
Site notice start: 18 April 2024
Site notice end: 9 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12930834
Comments: 0
Documents: 17
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: South Norwood
Heritage at Risk Register: South Norwood, South Norwood, Croydon
Brownfield land register: 24, Station RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Croydon

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