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17, High Street, South Norwood, SE25 6EZ

26/00269/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 1 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Part demolition of rear of building and new extension to form two apartments over ground and 1st floors, part change of use of ground floor from retail / betting shop to residential

Submitted
30 January 2026
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 17, High Street, South Norwood, SE25 6EZ. Croydon has handled 416 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the South Norwood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 2 applications across SN18. We hold 1,186 applications in total for the SE25 postcode area.

61% of full planning permission 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. Due to its scale, siting and design, the application scheme would have unacceptable impact upon the outlook and light of the neighbouring occupants of the first floor Flat at 17 High Street and the privacy of the occupants of N.9 and No.11 Suffolk Road. The proposal would therefore fail to comply with Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021.
  2. In the absence of a legal agreement, the application does not secure measures to mitigate the impacts of the development by reason of demands created for on-street car parking or offer a contribution towards sustainable transport initiatives in the vicinity to alleviate traffic generation created by the development. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE25 6EZ
Application type
Full planning permission

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
BEN JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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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