6 Van Brugh Avenue Coulsdon Croydon CR5 3HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02371/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations, erection of single-storey rear/side extension and provision of external steps Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £592,995 in March 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 March 2020£592,995New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (88 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2020
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.26 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
CR5 3HZ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Coulsdon Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
london Michael Ruthenbury

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 10 days faster than Croydon's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
1,012decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129238
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129238
Neighbours
10 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
3 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.