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11 Hermitage Road Kenley CR8 5EA

25/02878/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 November 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of two-storey front/side extension. Erection of single-storey side extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension incorporating a Juliet balcony and an enclosed balcony. Alterations to front gable projection. Installation of rooflights to front roof slope. Excavation and alterations to land levels. Erection of detached garage with patio above. Erection of single-storey detached summerhouse with raised patio. Formation of rear patio. Erection of new front boundary wall and entrance gates. Formation of additional vehicle crossover.

Received
5 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Kenley
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Nov
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided26 Nov

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 11 Hermitage Road Kenley CR8 5EA. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Kenley. We hold 2,481 applications in total for the CR8 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 development, by reason of its scale, siting, massing, design, and materiality, would be out of keeping with, and harmful to, the character of the area. The proposal would fail to respect and enhance Croydon's varied local character and contribute positively to the townscape. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021).
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, siting, and massing, would result in significant harm to the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers by reason of loss of light, loss of outlook, sense of enclosure, and loss of privacy. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 5EA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2025
Consultation expiry
1 November 2025
Consultation start
7 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
1 November 2025
Target decision date
1 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bluelime
Agent address
The Engine House 2 Veridion Way Erith DA18 4AL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6002938
Split Decision
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 April 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14289998
Documents
21
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 13, Hermitage RoadRegister site at or near this address
  • 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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Croydon

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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