Coulsdon Area Farm Croydon CR5 3JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01952/PDO - Observations on permitted development Approved

Proposal

Removal and replacement of 3NO. antennas and 1NO. GPS node, installation of 9NO. ERS and 3NO. BOB units, removal of 9NO. RRUs and 3NO. BOBs, removal of OFS5906 L-Rack cabinet and replacement with 6130 cabinet and ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Priority habitat 48 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Observations on permitted development
Postcode
CR5 3JX
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Coulsdon Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 11 days faster than Croydon's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 81% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
172decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
CDN108/1209510 Churchill
Consultation
13 Jul 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