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22 Russell Green Close Purley CR8 2NR

26/02601/GPDORefused

Refused on 21 October 2026

Council decision: (Approval) refused1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 8 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3.6 metres including the roof lantern.

Received
9 September 2026
Public comments
2 · last counted 9 November 2026
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
  1. Received9 Sep
  2. Validated9 Sep
  3. Consult.10 Oct
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 42 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 22 Russell Green Close Purley CR8 2NR. Croydon has handled 19,612 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 170 applications across Purley And Woodcote. We hold 2,474 applications in total for the CR8 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The plans submitted for prior approval are inaccurate and ambiguous and do not reflect the existing land level changes. The degree of enabling works required to construct the proposed extension, including the significant excavation works to prepare the site, would represent an engineering operation constituting development under Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended. Therefore, the proposed development could not be carried out under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended. Furthermore, the enabling works required to construct the proposed extension have commenced prior to the expiration of 42 days from receipt of the application, contrary to the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.4(10) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended. Details of application: - Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 8 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3.6 metres including the roof lantern.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 2NR

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 September 2026
Consultation end
10 October 2026
Target decision date
21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Grace Hewett

Additional information

Documents
10

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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