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52 Bensham Lane Croydon CR0 2RR

26/00196/FULRefused

Refused on 18 March 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conversion of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to three self-contained flats (Use Class C3), including the demolition of the existing lean to extension and the erection of a rear dormer window and a single storey side and rear extension.

Received
23 January 2026
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 54 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 52 Bensham Lane Croydon CR0 2RR. Croydon has handled 19,655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 5,304 applications in total for the CR0 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would provide a poor standard of accommodation for future occupiers. The units would not provide private or communal amenity space, would fail to meet the minimum space standards, and would not provide adequate outlook or daylight. The proposal would therefore conflict with Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP2.8 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
  2. The proposed development would not provide accessible and secure cycle storage facilities to serve future residents. The proposal would therefore conflict with Policy T5 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
  3. The proposals fail to incorporate acceptable refuse and recycling storage facilities for the occupiers of the development. The proposed development would therefore fail to comply with Policy DM13 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR0 2RR

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
VITA ARCHITECTURE LTD

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    28 Mar

    Erection of ground floor single storey side/rear extension.

    ApprovedHouseholder25/00981/HSE

Source: Croydon

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