Development Site Formerly Known As 233 Hayes Lane Kenley CR8 5HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01490/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey development with roof accommodation comprising six flats, provision of seven parking spaces and cycle parking, refuse store; provision of associated soft landscaping, and formation of new access onto Hayes Lane including footway across the site frontage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 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 104. A re-consultation started on 1 Jul 2026; the council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National nature reserve 273 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Green belt 28 m away: London; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR8 5HN
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Kenley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Grainger Planning Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 104, past the statutory target. 82% of new homes 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 11 Sept 2026.

Day 10448 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
35%approved
108decided in the last year

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

Public comments

14comments received
14 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14953068
Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Committee
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 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