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123 Howard Road South Norwood London SE25 5BY

25/03968/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 26 February 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a covered pergola structure in the rear garden

Received
11 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Woodside
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 123 Howard Road South Norwood London SE25 5BY. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Woodside. We hold 1,185 applications in total for the SE25 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 siting and scale of the proposed pergola structure, by virtue of the fact that it would occupy almost the entirety of the rear garden area, would result in an uncharacteristic form of development and would harm the open character of the area. The development fails to comply with Croydon Local Plan (2018) in particular Policies SP4.1, SP4.2 and DM10 and London Plan (2021) Policy D3.
  2. The proposed pergola structure, by virtue of its height, depth and close proximity to the boundary, would result in significant loss of light to the rear garden of No 121 Howard Road and would appear overbearing to the occupants of No 121 and 124 Howard Road. The proposal fails to comply with Croydon Local Plan (2018) in particular Policies SP4.2 and DM10.6.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE25 5BY
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2025
Consultation expiry
15 January 2026
Consultation start
23 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
23 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 January 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14557382
Documents
12
Constraints
4

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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