52 Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DA

24/01373/CONRRemoval of ConditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 May 2025

Council decision: P. Granted with 106 legal Ag. (3 months)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Minor Material Amendment (Section 73) to Planning Permission ref. 19/03033/FUL for 'Demolition of existing building and erection of 2 three storey blocks comprising 6 x 1 bedroom, 7 x 2 bedroom and 4 x 3 bedroom flats'. Amendment seeks alterations to heights of proposed buildings involving an increase in height by approximately 1.1m, as well as, the associated re-wording of Condition 1 (Drawings)

Received: 18 April 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 8
Council: London Borough of Croydon
Ward: Thornton Heath

ReceivedReceived18 Apr
ValidatedValidated18 Apr
Consult.Consultation6 Jun
TargetTarget Date18 Jul
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 391 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 52 Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DA. Croydon has handled 1,130 applications of this type. This one was decided in 391 days, 48 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Thornton Heath. We hold 1,530 applications in total for the CR7 postcode area.

75% of conditions 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: CR7 8DA
Application type: Removal of Condition
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 April 2024
Consultation expiry: 13 June 2024
Consultation start: 14 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 14 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 6 June 2024
Target decision date: 18 July 2024
Permission expires: 14 May 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Davies Murch
Agent address: 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 23 May 2024
Advertisement expiry: 6 June 2024
Site notice start: 23 May 2024
Site notice end: 13 June 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12895367
Documents: 8
Constraints: 20

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: 52, Bensham GroveRegister 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 (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2025
23 Dec
Proposed amendments to application ref: 19/03033/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/04091/CONR
2024
18 Apr
Minor Material Amendment (Section 73) to Planning Permission ref. 19/03033/FUL
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01373/CONR

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Croydon

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