37 Pollards Hill South Norbury London SW16 4LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00016/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations and erection of front porch and single storey rear extension to include a raised patio (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Consultation
16 Jan 2026
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Committee
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Planning Committee - Minor Applications · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Croydon Planning Sub-Committee on 11 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the design and effects on neighbouring homes were acceptable, subject to conditions.
  • Twenty-one neighbours objected, raising concerns about design, privacy, noise, flooding, biodiversity and parking.
  • The committee unanimously granted the application after hearing speakers and debating the proposal.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Croydon's committee minutes of 11 Jun 2026.

Documents 19

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Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Designated open space 48 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 29 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £660,000 in September 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 September 2025£660,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 March 1998£189,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SW16 4LW
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Norbury And Pollards Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee - Minor Applications
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 160 days from validation, 107 days slower than Croydon's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
988decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14597703
Neighbours
2 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jan 2026
Comments by
9 Apr 2026
Committee
11 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use