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Jack House R/O 18 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4FQ

24/01690/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 22 January 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Formation of a habitable roof level to provide three (3) self-contained aparthotel units (Use Class C1), Associated alterations to roof of two-storey building involving a hipped-to-mansard enlargement and increase in height, Erection of two-storey front extension and partial demolition of existing two-storey building, Associated alterations to internal layout of six (6) existing self-contained flats (Use Class C3), Associated cycle and waste storage spaces including erection of single-storey outbuilding, and Associated Alterations including replacement of front fenestration

Received
14 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Woodside
Agent
STERLING ROSE HOMES LTD
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.1 Jan
  4. Target24 Jan
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Jack House R/O 18 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4FQ. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 253 days, 28 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Woodside. We hold 1,185 applications in total for the SE25 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
SE25 4FQ
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2024
Consultation expiry
9 January 2025
Consultation start
9 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
9 December 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 January 2025
Target decision date
24 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
STERLING ROSE HOMES LTD
Agent address
Emperor House 12 Church Street Rickmansworth WD3 1BS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 December 2024
Advertisement expiry
9 January 2025
Site notice start
19 December 2024
Site notice end
9 January 2025

Appeal

Appeal reference
25/00029/REF
Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Appeal history

3362284
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 27 August 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13056672
Documents
32
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Croydon

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