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53 Biggin Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3HT

26/00659/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 May 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of front porch and single storey rear extension. Erection of front access gates and perimeter walls and metal railing.

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Norbury Park
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 53 Biggin Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3HT. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Norbury Park. We hold 1,190 applications in total for the SE19 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 front boundary wall, gates and metal railings and the front porch, by reason of their size, siting, form and design would result in a visually dominant and incongruous addition that would fail to respect the form, proportions and appearance of the existing dwelling and surrounding area. The proposal would be contrary to Policies D3 and D4 of the London Plan 2021 and Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  2. It has not been demonstrated that vehicle sightlines to Biggin Hill are maintained for both the host site and the adjacent access road. The proposed gates would also result in vehicles waiting across the footway and carriageway to enter the site while the gates are opening, causing an obstruction affecting highway safety which would not comply with the current crossover policy of the council. As such the proposed development would harm the safety and efficiency of the highway network contrary to Policies T3, T4 and T6.1 of the London Plan 2021 and Policies SP8, DM20, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE19 3HT
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 April 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
9 Ewell By Pass Epsom Ewell KT17 2PZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
1 April 2026
Site notice end
22 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14751652
Documents
26
Constraints
3

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. 2026
    28 May

    Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch.

    RefusedOutline26/01549/LP

Source: Croydon

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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