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105 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PR

25/03963/GPDOPrior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 17 February 2026

Council decision: (Approval) refusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Prior approval for a change of use from offices (Class E) to 2 one bedroom flats (Class C3) under Class G of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO)

Received
10 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Agent
AJ Leaseplan Ltd
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.22 Jan
  4. Target18 Feb
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 105 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PR. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the Upper Norwood Triangle conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood. We hold 1,191 applications in total for the SE19 postcode area.

82% of outline 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 Council has not been provided with any evidence to show that the lawful use of the first and second floors is commercial. The proposal would therefore not fall within permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended).
  2. The application has failed to demonstrate how waste and transport would be managed for the site. The development would therefore fail to promote sustainable means of travel, could result in conflicts between users of the ground floor commercial use and occupiers of the new dwellings and could also lead to the proliferation of waste, to the detriment of the local area. There is also no legal agreement to secure the development as car free or a sustainable transport contribution. This conflicts with Local Plan (2018) Policies SP4, DM13, SP8, DM29 and DM30 as well as London Plan (2021) Polices SI 7, SI 8, T3, T4, T5, T6 and DF1 as assessed under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.2. (a) of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE19 2PR
Application type
Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent
AJ Leaseplan Ltd
Agent address
OCC Building a 105 Eade Road N4 1TJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
30 December 2025
Site notice end
20 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14449714
Documents
9
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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

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