16 Elgin Road Croydon CR0 6XA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02856/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension, further excavation to the basement, and conversion/subdivision of the existing ground and basement floor maisonette into two self-containedresidential units comprising 1 x House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and 1 x 1-bedroom, 2-person flat(Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 18:19

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Application progress

✓

Received

7 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Croydon's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 26 Nov 2026

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Documents 10

Site constraints 5

East India Estate conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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 2; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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 28 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: Full planning permission
Postcode: CR0 6XA
Received: 7 Oct 2026
Validated: 7 Oct 2026
Ward: Addiscombe East
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Extending My Home

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target

60%decided within 8 weeks

44%approved

159decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PLP-00010899
Consultation: 28 Oct 2026
Comments by: 26 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 5 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Dec 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