Croydon High School Old Farleigh Road South Croydon CR2 8YB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00572/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of new external stair case, external shading, new entrance to main hall, landscape improvements, new pedestrian access and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Feb 2026
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Consultation
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Documents 38

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 78 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area136 m² (1,464 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR2 8YB
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Selsdon Vale And Forestdale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 134 days from validation, 78 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 60% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
389decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14288449
Planning Portal ref
PP-14288449
Neighbours
2 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
25 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
2 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Apr 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

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.