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74 Elmside Field Way Croydon CR0 9DU

26/01029/FULRefused

Refused on 8 October 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for up to 6 occupants.

Received
7 April 2026
Public comments
6 · last counted 8 November 2026
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 111 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 74 Elmside Field Way Croydon CR0 9DU. Croydon has handled 19,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 8 weeks longer than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 5,298 applications in total for the CR0 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed change of use results in the net loss of a 3 bedroom home (as originally built) for which there is an identified need in the borough, contrary to policies SP2.7 and DM1.2 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  2. It has not been demonstrated that there would not be an unreasonable impact on the parking stress level of the surrounding roads to the detriment of the highway conditions of the area. As such, the proposal would be contrary to policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan 2021 and Policies SP8 and DM29 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018.
  3. The proposed development, by reason of the substandard size of the self- contained units detailed as Bedrooms 2, 3 and 6 on the submitted plans, would result in a poor quality of accommodation for the occupiers of the residential units. As such, the proposal would not comply with Policy DM10.6 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR0 9DU

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026
Target decision date
14 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
13

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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