78 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2EZ
Proposal
Alterations, erection of rear dormer extension and creation of rear courtyard to form a studio flat and provision of 2x rooflights in side roofslope, 1x rooflight in front roofslope, and 1x rooflight in rear roofslope
- Received
- 7 August 2026
- Decided
- 30 September 2026 · Permission Refused
- Public comments
- 2 · last counted 15 October 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation18 Sep
- TargetTarget Date2 Oct
- DecidedDecided30 Sep
Decided in 54 days
This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 78 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2EZ. Croydon has handled 12,140 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Upper Norwood Triangle conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 841 applications in total for the SE19 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed dormer extension, by reason of its siting, mass and bulk, would be an incongruous addition to the roof would result in harm to the significance of a heritage asset and conservation area contrary to policy HE5 c of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026), Policy D3 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP4.1, DM18 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
- The proposed development, by reason of its failure to provide adequate ceiling heights for the proposed loft accommodation and failure to provide good quality private amenity space, would result in a substandard quality of accommodation for the future occupiers, contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018), and London Plan Housing Supplementary Planning Documents (2019 and 2016).
- The proposed development by reason of its use of the shared outdoor space for extra amenity space, bins and bike storage would result in loss of amenity space to the existing 8 flats 78 A to H contrary to policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
- It has not been demonstrated that the proposed cycle and refuse storage can be accommodated in the rear yard due to the constraints of the site and the use by other residents. The proposal fails to comply with policy T5 of the London Plan (2021) and policies DM13, DM16, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Upper Norwood Triangle
- Brownfield land register: 69 Westow StreetRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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