20 Woodcote Valley Road Purley CR8 3AJ
Proposal
Demolition of the existing detached garage, alterations to include alterations to land levels including the erection of a detached double garage with a basement (playroom) beneath to be used ancillary to the main dwelling; erection of a single storey front, two-storey side extensions to the existing dwelling
- Received
- 18 August 2026
- Decided
- 13 October 2026 · Permission Refused
- Public comments
- 3 · last counted 15 October 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation12 Sep
- TargetTarget Date13 Oct
- DecidedDecided13 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application for demolition at 20 Woodcote Valley Road Purley CR8 3AJ. Croydon has handled 12,140 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 997 applications in total for the CR8 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed garage/playroom element by reason of its dominance, siting, height, scale, massing and design would result in an incongruous form of development that would not be subordinate to the host dwelling, would be out of character with the pattern of development and result in an over engineered appearance and would thus fail to integrate successfully within the immediate surroundings and would thereby conflict with Policies SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policies D3 and D4 of the London Plan (2021).
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the development would not put at risk trees which contribute to the visual amenity and character of the area. The development would thereby conflict with Policies DM10 and DM28 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018) and Policy G7 of the London Plan (2021).
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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