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70, Bensham Manor Road, CR7 7AB

25/03046/FULFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 14 November 2025

5 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion from single dwelling to 4 flats - 1 x 3 bedroom, 2 x studio and 1x bedroom with associated alterations including a roof terrace at 1st floor level

Submitted
19 September 2025
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 70, Bensham Manor Road, CR7 7AB. Croydon has handled 416 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,530 applications in total for the CR7 postcode area.

61% of full planning permission 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 roof terrace would due to its design, siting and appearance harm the visual appearance of the host building and the character and appearance of the wider area and the proposed required refuse, cycle and parking provision would result in clutter that would harm the visual appearance of the streetscene and the character of the area. The application scheme would therefore fail to comply with Policies SP4, DM10 and DM13 of Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policy D3 of London Plan 2021
  2. The proposal would result in substandard accommodation by reason of the poor quality private amenity space and the intrusive relationship of the route to the amenity space, in relation to noise and disturbance would be detrimental to the living conditions of future occupiers of Flats 1 and 2. The impact of the refuse provision on the amenities of Flat 1 which due to its size, siting and design would cause noise, disturbance, smells and loss of outlook, contrary to the National Technical Standards (2015), Policy DM10 of Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021.
  3. The proposed development would not provide adequate cycle storage facilities contrary to policy DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan and Policy T5 of London Plan 2021.
  4. Insufficient information has been provided to show that the refuse provision would be large enough to accommodate the required refuse provision contrary to Policy DM13 of Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  5. In the absence of a legal agreement, the application does not secure measures to mitigate the impacts of the development by reason of demands created for on-street car parking or offer a contribution towards sustainable transport initiatives in the vicinity to alleviate traffic generation created by the development. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR7 7AB
Application type
Full planning permission

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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