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78 Oakfield Road Croydon CR0 2UB

26/00649/GPDOPrior Appvl - Class A Larger House ExtnsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 13 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3 metres.

Received
3 March 2026
Ward
Broad Green
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.27 Mar
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 78 Oakfield Road Croydon CR0 2UB. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Broad Green. We hold 5,298 applications in total for the CR0 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 proposal would have a depth of more than 6 metres from the rear wall of the original dwelling and does not comply with the criteria of Class A of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended). Details of application: - Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3 metres.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR0 2UB
Application type
Prior Appvl - Class A Larger House Extns
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Consultation expiry
27 March 2026
Consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 March 2026
Target decision date
14 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14722327
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
9

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    10 Mar

    Erection of hip to gable roof extension and dormer extensions to rear roof slope and outrigger in connection…

    ApprovedLDC (Proposed) Operations edgedFiled alongside26/00722/LP
  2. 2026
    3 Mar

    Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6…

    This applicationRefusedOutline26/00649/GPDO

Source: Croydon

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