3 Meadow View Road Thornton Heath CR7 7HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00853/LE - LDC (Existing) Use edged Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for Change of use of property from (Class C3) Dwelling, to a House in Multiple Occupation for 6 persons (Class C4) (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Mar 2026
Consultation
13 Apr 2026
Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

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
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 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
LDC (Existing) Use edged
Postcode
CR7 7HA
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
West Thornton
Case officer
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Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Lawful Dev. Cert. Granted (existing)
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 9 days slower than Croydon's median of 43 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
243decided 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 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14777809
Consultation
13 Apr 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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