44 Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01226/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Alterations, installation of awnings to shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Documents 24

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Site constraints 5

Upper Norwood Triangle conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 ↗
Town centre: Upper Norwood/ Crystal Palace
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SE19 3AH
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Alpha

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 42% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
42%approved
152decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14888262
Neighbours
1 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
8 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

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