15 Kingslyn Crescent Upper Norwood London SE19 3DG

26/00333/FULRefused

Refused on 14 April 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's home (Use Class C2) to accommodate up to six (6) children.

Submitted: 4 February 2026
Council: London Borough of Croydon

ReceivedSubmitted4 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Apr

Decided in 69 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 15 Kingslyn Crescent Upper Norwood London SE19 3DG. Croydon has handled 19,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,190 applications in total for the SE19 postcode area.

Why it was refused

The proposal would not provide care for an identified need within Croydon, contrary to policy H12 of the London Plan (2021).
The proposed change of use would result in the net loss of a family-sized dwelling, for which there is an identified need in the Borough, contrary to policy SP2 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: SE19 3DG

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Croydon

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