60 Highfield Road Purley CR8 2JG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02549/LP - LDC (Proposed) Use edged Awaiting decision

Proposal

Use of the property as as supported living accommodation for up to 4 adults with disabilities (Use Class C3(b)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 209 m away: Roundshaw Downs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
LDC (Proposed) Use edged
Postcode
CR8 2JG
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Agent
AVA Design and Planning

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides lawful development certificates by day 41.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
311decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13411885
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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

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