Skip to content

55 Pollards Hill South Norbury London SW16 4LR

25/03356/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 15 January 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of 2 bed bungalow at the rear of the garden and provision of associated cycle, refuse storage and amenity space.

Received
15 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
29
Ward
Norbury And Pollards Hill
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 55 Pollards Hill South Norbury London SW16 4LR. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Norbury And Pollards Hill. We hold 3,708 applications in total for the SW16 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by reason of its poor design quality and the submission of insufficient and inconsistent information, fails to demonstrate a high standard of design. The contrived site layout including the location for bin storage would result in harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area. The proposal is therefore contrary to the Croydon Local Plan (2018), in particular policies SP4, DM10, DM14, and London Plan (2021), in particular policy D3.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in impacts on legally protected species, specifically Great crested Newts in the waterbody present. The proposal is therefore contrary to the Croydon Local Plan (2018), in particular policy DM27, London Plan (2021), in particular policy G6, and s40 NERC Act 2006 (as amended).
  3. The narrow width of the shared access road would result in harm to highway and pedestrian safety, and the applicant has failed to demonstrate, by way of parking stress surveys, that overspill parking from the site can be accommodation on the highway. The proposal is therefore contrary to the Croydon Local Plan (2018), in particular policies DM29 and DM30, and London Plan (2021), in particular policy T4 and T6.1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW16 4LR
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025
Consultation expiry
17 November 2025
Consultation start
6 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
22 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
14 November 2025
Target decision date
10 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
27 KIMBERLEY AVENUE ILFORD IG2 7AR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 October 2025
Site notice end
17 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14410541
Documents
28
Constraints
3

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.

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.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SW16

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report