42 Pitlake Croydon CR0 3RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground-floor unit from Class E to residential dwelling (Class C3) for 1 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 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 October 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 1
Last sold for £150,000 in August 2025. Other property, leasehold.
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
- Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
- Postcode
- CR0 3RA
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Fairfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved (prior approvals only)
- Decision date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Freedom Planning and Design
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 227 days from validation, 171 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 42% 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.
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14515200
- Neighbours
- 8 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 23 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 11 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Jan 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%).
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
Freehold owner and 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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