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13 Covington Gardens Norbury London SW16 3SE

26/00888/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 17 July 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed demolition of garage and utility room and construction of two storey side and rear extension

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Norbury Park
Agent
RIBO Associates Ltd
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 13 Covington Gardens Norbury London SW16 3SE. Croydon has handled 3,635 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 8 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Norbury Park. We hold 3,708 applications in total for the SW16 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. By reason of its scale, depth and siting, the proposed two-storey side extension would be detrimental to the amenities of the occupiers of the adjoining property at 14 Covington Gardens by way of being visually overbearing and intrusive, and causing overshadowing and loss of light to a habitable window. The development is therefore contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW16 3SE
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 April 2026
Consultation expiry
16 July 2026
Consultation start
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 July 2026
Target decision date
24 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RIBO Associates Ltd
Architect profile
RIBO ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
51 Hassocks Road Streatham Vale London SW16 5HA

Planning decision

Case officer
Tiffany Liang
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 May 2026
Site notice end
27 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14777762
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodland: Biggin WoodPart of the site
  • 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 (21)

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, 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
    24 Mar

    Proposed demolition of garage and utility room and construction of two storey side and rear extension

    This applicationRefusedFull26/00888/HSE
  2. 2026
    17 Mar

    Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer extension and provision of 3x rooflights in front roof slope

    ApprovedLDC (Proposed) Operations edgedFiled alongside26/00817/LP

Source: Croydon

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

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