Opposite 128 Violet Lane Croydon CR0 4HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02675/PDO - Observations on permitted development Decided

Proposal

To install 1 x 12m medium pole. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 21 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent utility and infrastructure works.

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 21 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Observations on permitted development
Postcode
CR0 4HJ
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Waddon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 55.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
30decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
OGEAA7192608
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 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