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43 Gonville Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DE

26/00024/LPLDC (Proposed) Use edgedRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Certificate Refused (Lawful Dev. Cert.)Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a) to residential children's home for three children between 7 to 17 years old (Use Class C2)

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
West Thornton
Agent
MZA Planning
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 43 Gonville Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DE. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 84 applications across West Thornton. We hold 1,530 applications in total for the CR7 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 applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposed use as a Children's Home under Use Class C2 would not constitute a material change of use in the building, from an existing use falling within Use Class C3 of Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended). First Schedule: Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a) to residential children's home for three children between 7 to 17 years old (Use Class C2) Second Schedule: 43 Gonville Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DE, ,

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR7 6DE
Application type
LDC (Proposed) Use edged
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation start
12 January 2026
Target decision date
3 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MZA Planning
Agent address
14 Devonshire Mews Chiswick London W4 2HA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14584372
Documents
7
Constraints
5

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

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