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12-14 Tennison Road South Norwood London SE25 5RT

24/04062/FULFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 2 July 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedPlanning committee4 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of extensions and associated alterations to existing Large Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) (Sui Generis Use Class) within nos.12 & no.14 Tennison Road and conversion to form 12no. flats (Use Class C3). Erection of new building to rear containing 12no. flats (Use Class C3) resulting in 24no. flats in total on site with associated landscaping, cycle parking, refuse storage facilities, accessible parking spaces and associated works (amended drawings).

Received
28 November 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
32
Ward
South Norwood
Agent
RE Planning LLP
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided2 Jul

Decided in 535 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 12-14 Tennison Road South Norwood London SE25 5RT. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 581 days, 75 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed partial demolition of 12 and 14 Tennison Road to facilitate the proposed vehicle and pedestrian accesses would unduly harm the architectural integrity of the distinctive pair of Locally Listed properties, and undermine the historical value of number 12. This is contrary to policies SP4, DM10 and DM18 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021.
  2. The proposed design and appearance of the rear building is an incongruous addition which is out of keeping and conflicts with the historic character of the Locally Listed properties at the front of the site (12-14 Tennison Road). This is contrary to policies SP4, DM10 and DM18 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021.
  3. Inadequate provision is made for car parking within the site and the development resulting in an unacceptable level of overspill parking on surrounding streets which already experience high parking stress. The development would thereby conflict with Policies SP8 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policies T1, T6 and T6.1 of the London Plan.
  4. The applicant has failed to secure through an appropriate mechanisms (such as section 106 agreement) appropriate mitigations and obligations to ensure compliance with policy in respect to early and late stage affordable housing review mechanisms, local employment and training strategy, air quality contribution, carbon offsetting contribution, sustainable transport contribution, the removal of parking permits should a controlled parking zone be introduced in the future, a S278 agreement to facilitate works to the highway and is therefore contrary to Croydon Local Plan (2018) in particular policies SP2, SP4, DM10, SP6, SP8, DM29, and DM30 and contrary to London Plan (2021) in particular policies H4, H6, SI1, SI2, T1, T4, T6, T6.1 and, DF1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE25 5RT
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
12

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2025
Consultation expiry
19 July 2025
Consultation start
10 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start
2 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 July 2025
Target decision date
14 April 2025
Committee meeting
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RE Planning LLP
Agent address
Downe House 303 High Street Orpington BR6 0NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 January 2025
Advertisement expiry
6 February 2025
Site notice start
23 January 2025
Site notice end
13 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13554555
Documents
119
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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