Land Rear Of 83-87 Edridge Road Croydon CR0 1EJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/02306/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of single-storey 2 bedroom detached dwelling. (Amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
11 Jul 2025
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Consultation
3 Jun 2026
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Committee
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 170. A re-consultation started on 3 Jun 2026; the council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Comment on this application ↗

Planning committee

Decided by Croydon Planning Sub-Committee on 23 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the home would provide housing while keeping acceptable design, neighbour amenity, transport, drainage and fire safety impacts.
  • Twenty-four representations objected, raising concerns about backland development, amenity, access, parking, construction, drainage, ecology and ownership.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Croydon's committee minutes of 23 Jul 2026.

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Town centre: Croydon
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area 76 m away: Chatsworth Road; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Croydon built-up area.
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 1EJ
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Fairfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paper Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 170, past the statutory target. 78% of new homes in Croydon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 170114 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
40%approved
139decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

30comments received
29 objecting1 neutral

97% object · above the UK average of 75%

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14168117
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
1 May 2026
Committee
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 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