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55 Goldfinch Road South Croydon CR2 8SR

25/03637/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 10 April 2026

Council decision: Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of rear/side infill extension, single-storey rear extension in place of the existing conservatory, conversion of garage into habitable rooms, and all associated works.

Received
11 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Selsdon Vale And Forestdale
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated31 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target25 Feb
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 55 Goldfinch Road South Croydon CR2 8SR. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 150 days, 13 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Selsdon Vale And Forestdale. We hold 4,681 applications in total for the CR2 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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Application details

Postcode
CR2 8SR
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 December 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation start
31 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
30 January 2026
Target decision date
25 February 2026
Permission expires
10 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
36 Sandfield Road Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 8AU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14475084
Documents
15
Constraints
12

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.

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