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1433 - 1435 London Road Norbury London SW16 4AG

26/00939/FULRefused

Refused on 5 October 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed car-wash use to existing rear service yard.

Received
30 March 2026
Public comments
7 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Norbury And Pollards Hill
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target8 Sep
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 83 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 1433 - 1435 London Road Norbury London SW16 4AG. Croydon has handled 19,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Norbury And Pollards Hill. We hold 3,708 applications in total for the SW16 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed use as a car wash would cause harm to the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers through increased noise and general disturbance. In addition, the proposed access via the service yard would also result in the loss of cycle and refuse storage for the 4 flats on 1433-1435 London Road and impede rear service access for the restaurants of 1433- 1435 London Road. This is contrary to Policies D3, D13, D14, SI 1, SI 7, T5 and T7 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies SP4, DM10 and DM13 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
  2. The development would result in a harmful increase in vehicular traffic on an already busy road close to a junction with the A23 and a bus stop. This combined with the access single vehicle access route and lack of visibility splays is also likely to harm highway and pedestrian safety. The application conflicts with Croydon Local Plan (2018) Policies SP8, DM29 and DM30, and London Plan (2021) Policies T3 and T4.
  3. It has not been adequately demonstrated that the proposal would make adequate provision for the effective and sustainable drainage of the site, contrary to Croydon Local Plan 2018 Policies SP6 and DM25 and London Plan Policy SI 12 and SI 13.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW16 4AG

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2026
Consultation end
5 September 2026
Target decision date
8 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Katy Park

Additional information

Documents
12

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.

Source: Croydon

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