26A Downs Road Coulsdon CR5 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01202/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

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

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

National nature reserve 24 m away: South London Downs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 49 m away: Regular aggregate field system, associated trackway and Anglo-Saxon barrow field on Farthing Downs, 490m east of Hooley Farm
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 40 m away: Farthing Downs and Happy Valley SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 27 m away: London; Priority habitat 28 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; Open access land 27 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £675,000 in May 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

10 May 2021£675,000
2 September 2016£590,000
8 July 2013£456,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area136 m² (1,464 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2011
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.23 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
CR5 1AA
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Coulsdon Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
Quantum Architectural Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 15 days faster than Croydon's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
1,012decided 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-14857060
Planning Portal ref
PP-14857060
Neighbours
29 Apr 2026
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
1 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.