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1528 London Road Norbury London SW16 4EU

25/03233/FULRefused

Refused on 1 December 2025

Council decision: Permission Refused5 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Partial change of use of the ground floor from commercial (Class E) to a dwelling (Class C). Ground and first floor rear extensions, rear dormer roof extension and creation of rear terraces to provide a total of 3 flats at the site. Other associated site alterations including the provision of bin and cycle storage.

Received
3 October 2025
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated3 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Dec

Decided in 59 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 1528 London Road Norbury London SW16 4EU. Croydon has handled 19,659 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,712 applications in total for the SW16 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The development, by way of the excessive scale and visual dominance of the dormer roof extension would harm the character and appearance of the site and wider area. The development would therefore conflict with Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021 and Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  2. The development proposes the entrance for Flats 2 and 3 as being shared with the commercial unit which raises security concerns, Flat 3 is undersized in terms of its usable space and the layout of this flat also provides occupiers with poor access to its private amenity area. Overall, the development would therefore offer unacceptable living conditions and the application conflicts with Policies SP4, DM10, of Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policies D3 and D6 of the London Plan 2021.
  3. The proposed bin and cycles stores for Flat 1 could only be accessed via an access route to the rear of the site which is outside the site redline. The Council is therefore unconvinced that the bin and cycles store for this flat would be suitably accessible. No provision appears to have been made for waste storage at the commercial unit. The application could therefore result in the proliferation of waste in and around the site and fails to promote sustainable means of travel. The development conflicts with Policies DM13, DM29, DM30 of the Local Plan 2018 and Policies D6 and T5 of London Plan 2021.
  4. Cycle storage has not been provided for Flat 2 or Flat 3. The development would fail to promote sustainable means of travel in conflict with Policies DM29 and DM30 of the Local Plan 2018 and Policies T2 and T5 of London Plan 2021.
  5. In the absence of a legal agreement, to secure measures to mitigate the impacts of the development, including a car parking permit restriction and sustainable transport contribution, the proposal would be unacceptable in planning terms. The development conflicts with Policies T3, 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
SW16 4EU

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 October 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Brownfield land register: 1516, London RoadRegister site at or near this address

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.

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