16 Liverpool Road Thornton Heath CR7 8LS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00602/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Alterations and conversion of the property from its lawful position as a single family dwelling to form 3no. flats, provision of associated cycle and refuse storage, and use of an outbuilding as communal space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 180. The consultation period closed on 15 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 2

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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR7 8LS
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Thornton Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brodie Planning Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 180, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in Croydon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Sept 2026.

Day 180124 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
122decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14733949
Neighbours
23 Mar 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
13 May 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