53 Gonville Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of an existing single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation for 6 occupants (Use Class C4) together with associated internal alterations and associated external works (retrospective) (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 27 Oct 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 12
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 56% 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15010912
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15010912
- Neighbours
- 3 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
24 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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