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191 Northwood Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HX

25/01871/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 22 October 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of the existing single-family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) comprising eight bedrooms (Use Class Sui Generis), including the demolition of an existing side ancillary structure and the provision of cycle and refuse storage.

Received
5 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
12
Ward
Norbury Park
Agent
Excel Planning
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.9 Aug
  4. Target2 Sep
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 106 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 191 Northwood Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HX. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Norbury Park. We hold 1,530 applications in total for the CR7 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 change of use would result in the loss of a three-bedroom family home for which there is an identified need in the borough, contrary to Policies SP2 and DM1 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policy H9 of the London Plan (2021).
  2. The proposed development would fail to provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupiers by virtue of inadequate kitchen provision and access arrangements, contrary to the Croydon Houses in Multiple Occupation Standards, Policy SP2 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).
  3. The submitted parking surveys do not provide a robust assessment of parking conditions and no plans demonstrate that off-street parking could be safely accommodated with adequate visibility splays. The increase in occupancy would result in increased on-street parking demand with a negative impact on highway safety, as well as adversely impacting sustainable modes of transport including pavements and public transport efficiency. This would conflict with Policies SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policies T3 and T6 of the London Plan (2021).
  4. The proposed development would not provide accessible and compliant cycle parking facilities to serve future residents, contrary to Policy T5 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
  5. The proposals fail to demonstrate that adequate refuse and recycling storage, including bulky waste storage, can be accommodated on site, contrary to Policy DM13 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR7 8HX
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2025
Consultation expiry
22 August 2025
Consultation start
17 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
17 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 August 2025
Target decision date
2 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Excel Planning
Architect profile
EXCEL PLANNING LTD
Agent address
45 Stamford Hill London N16 5SR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
1 August 2025
Site notice end
22 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14072450
Documents
10
Constraints
8

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.

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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