Flat 1B 8 Woodstock Road Croydon CR0 1JR Data via plota.co.uk

25/04144/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Temporary change of use of Flat 1B from Class C3 to Class C1 for short- and medium-term corporate letting for a temporary period of three years Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Dec 2025
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Chatsworth Road 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Town centre 85 m away: Croydon.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR0 1JR
Received
31 Dec 2025
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Fairfield
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 52 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 66% of commercial premises here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
75decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14593911
Neighbours
6 May 2026
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 May 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jul 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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