4, Bedford Park, CR0 2AP

25/00506/GPDOPrior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)Permitted

Prior approval

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i)) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 192 residential units comprising 126 one-bedroom one-person flats, 43 one-bedroom two-person flats, 11 two-bedroom three-person flats and 12 two-bedroom four-person flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

Submitted: 13 February 2025
Decided: 15 April 2025
Council: London Borough of Croydon

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted13 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 Apr

Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Croydon77% of prior approval: change of use from commercial, business and service (use class e) to dwellinghouses (use class c3) applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application for a change of use at 4, Bedford Park, CR0 2AP. Croydon has handled 26 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 112 days. This one was decided in 61 days, 7 weeks quicker than Croydon's median. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across FA18. We hold 5,261 applications in total for the CR0 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/00506/GPDO

Address

4, Bedford Park, CR0 2AP

Postcode

CR0 2AP

Local Authority

Croydon

Application Type

Prior Approval: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

15 April 2025

Date Submitted

13 February 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.378864, -0.097409

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Croydon

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

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Brownfield land register: Metro Point 49 ,Sydenham RoadRegister site at or near this address · +4 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

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