Land Fronting West Wickham And Shirley Baptist Church Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8EH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02033/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Creation of an Electric Vehicle Charging Hub incorporating 8 EV charging spaces with associated electrical infrastructure, redevelopment of existing church car park, landscaping, and all associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 29 Aug 2026; it is now day 61. The consultation period closed on 29 Aug 2026.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 60 m away; Priority habitat 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR0 8EH
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Shirley South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

Decision outlook

Day 61, past the statutory target. 94% of utility and infrastructure works in Croydon are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 615 days past the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

41 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14985437
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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