78 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2EZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/03940/FUL - Full planning permission Refused
Extensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Alterations, erection of rear dormer extension and creation of rear courtyard to form a studio flat and provision of 2x rooflights in side roofslope, 1x rooflight in front roofslope, and 1x rooflight in rear roofslope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Refused
30 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSED (PR) FULL - DEC NOTICE Decision Notice(s) · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL Officers Report Final · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF FIRE SAFETY STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOR PLAN - EXISTING Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BINS AND BIKES Drawing · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM 1: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL Documents / Correspondence · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE Photo's · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CHARACTER/APPEARANCE CONSERVATION AREA Site Notices · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Andrew, Grade II, 37 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bromley built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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 2EZ
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
Open Plan Architecture LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 20% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
994decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14548189
Planning Portal ref
PP-14548189
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Refused
Construction of gable end roof extension with dormer extension at rear to provide an addi…
16/04733/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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T1 Bay - Section fell to ground level.
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2022 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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2022 Refused
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Erection of a 2 storey residential building with 2 x 2 bedroom flats.
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2021 Approved
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Alterations, reconfiguration of the building facing onto Lansdowne Place and an increase…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Refused
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Alteration to shopfront; use of ground and lower ground floor units as a commercial space…
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2021 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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