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1 Melrose Road Coulsdon CR5 3JH

26/00214/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 March 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of part single / part double storey rear extension. Alterations include changes to the fenestration arrangement.

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Coulsdon Town
Agent
A.D.Architectural Design Ltd
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 1 Melrose Road Coulsdon CR5 3JH. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Coulsdon Town. We hold 2,707 applications in total for the CR5 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 proposed development, by reason of its siting, scale, form and bulk, would be an incongruous, unsympathetic and visually dominant addition to the original building, streetscene and locality. It would fail to respect and enhance Croydon's varied local character and contribute positively to the townscape. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies D3 and D4 of the London Plan 2021 and Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  2. The proposal is considered to have an adverse impact on the neighbouring amenity of No.3 Melrose Road due to the creation of a significant sense of enclosure and overbearing impact . As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies SP4.1, SP4.2 and DM10.6 of the Croydon Local Plan and Policies D3 and D6 of the London Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR5 3JH
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
A.D.Architectural Design Ltd
Agent address
Chepstow Chapel Lane Forest Row RH18 5BU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14650926
Documents
10
Constraints
2

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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