14 Sunnydene Road Purley CR8 2DG
Proposal
Change of use from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5 bedroom 5 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4). Alterations include provision of cycle and refuse storage.
- Received
- 13 August 2026
- Decided
- 8 October 2026 · Permission Refused
- Public comments
- 65 · last counted 15 October 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated13 Aug
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at 14 Sunnydene Road Purley CR8 2DG. 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
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Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed conversion of the host building to a five-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) would result in the net loss of a three-bedroom home as originally built and the loss of a home smaller than 130sqm, for which there is an identified need in the Borough. The proposed development therefore fails to comply with the Croydon Local Plan 2018 in particular policies SP2 and DM1.2.
- The proposed development would result in substandard accommodation by reason of poor outlook due to the refuse location, poor ventilation, lack of privacy, general noise and disturbance and a cramped living environment to Bedroom 1. In addition, the development would result in a cramped living environment for Bedrooms 3, and 5. As such, it would be contrary to the Policies SP2, SP4 and DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018 and Policy D3 and D6 of the London Plan 2021.
- In the absence of a legal agreement to prevent occupiers from obtaining car parking permits and lack of a transport assessment which includes a parking stress survey, the proposed use as a HMO is likely to result in a harmful increase in car parking stress. This could result in harm to highway safety due to increased parking congestion and forms of anti-social parking. The development is therefore contrary to Policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan (2021) and Polices SP8, DM29 and DM30 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
- The proposed development would fail to provide well designed, adequate and accessible cycle storage facilities to serve the needs of future residents. The proposed development therefore fails to comply with the Croydon Local Plan (2018), in particular Policies SP8, DM29, DM30, SP4, DM10 and DM16, the London Plan (2021), in particular Policy T5, and the London Cycle Design Standards (LCDS) 2016.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
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