8 Grimwade Avenue Croydon CR0 5DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01199/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed ground floor rear extension, first floor side and rear extensions, two-storey front porch projection, loft conversion including an increase to the ridge height and erection of three rear dormers, garage conversion and revisions to front garden landscaping… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Apr 2026
Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Croydon AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Green belt 99 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
CR0 5DG
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Park Hill And Whitgift
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture Way Ahead Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 18 days slower than Croydon's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
725decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14880901
Neighbours
27 Apr 2026
Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Comments by
20 May 2026
Site or press notice
20 Apr 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Croydon ranks #159 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Croydon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #286 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #159 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #177 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
238 decided (1-9 homes)
58%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,590
Total decisions
403 refused in the year to March 2026