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39 Grasmere Road Purley CR8 1DY

25/03853/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

To erect a two storey, side and single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension and new dormer.

Received
28 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Purley Oaks And Riddlesdown
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 39 Grasmere Road Purley CR8 1DY. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 5 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Purley Oaks And Riddlesdown. 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 would have a harmful impact on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area. resulting in a further visual imbalance of the pair of semi-detached dwellings, detrimental to the character of the wider streetscene. It would therefore conflict with Policy D3 of The London Plan 2021 and Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 1DY
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2025
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026
Consultation start
6 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 January 2026
Target decision date
24 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
34 Avondale Road Horley Surrey RH6 8BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
6

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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