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Proposal
Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 1x 1-bedroom self-contained residential unit under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Associated applications 2
- Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 1x 1-bedroom self-contained residential unit under…
Conditions 3 awaiting decision
Site constraints 6
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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
- Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
- Postcode
- CR5 2RA
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved (prior approvals only)
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Pringle.Design Limited
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 175 days from validation, 119 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 44% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14665429
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14665429
- Neighbours
- 20 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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