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72 Woodside Green South Norwood London SE25 5EU

26/00999/FULRefused

Refused on 1 June 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change the use of the ground floor unit, from barber shop, to two bedroom residential dwelling (Class C3) including alterations to front elevation, erection of front brick wall with railings, erection of refuse and cycle provision and associated works.

Received
7 April 2026
Ward
Woodside
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 72 Woodside Green South Norwood London SE25 5EU. Croydon has handled 19,659 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Woodside. We hold 1,186 applications in total for the SE25 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed alterations to the proposed building in conjunction with the proposed front wall and railings would harm the symmetrically and design of the pair of semi-detached buildings (No.72 and No.74 Woodside Green) creating an incongruous feature in the streetscene which would cause harm the character and appearance of the area. The applications scheme would therefore fail to comply with Policy D3 and D4 of London Plan 2021 and Polices SP4 and DM10 of Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  2. The proposal would result in substandard accommodation by reason of the poor outlook and daylight provided to bedroom 1 and the lack of private amenity space contrary to Policies SP4 and DM10 of Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021.
  3. It has not been demonstrated that the application site can accommodate the required refuse and cycle provision and that the provision required would not result in clutter that would harm the visual appearance of the application building, the streetscene and the character of the area. The application scheme would therefore fail to comply with Policies SP4, DM10, DM13, SP8, DM29 and DM30 of Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policies D6, SI8 and T5, of London Plan 2021.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SE25 5EU

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
James Udall

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 72, Woodside GreenRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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