164 Ballards Way Croydon CR0 5RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01233/HSE - Householder Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of single storey side and two storey rear extensions. Reconfiguration of roof. Alterations to existing porch. (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 21 Aug 2026; it is now day 124. The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 107 m away: Bramley Bank
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt 70 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Householder Application
Postcode
CR0 5RG
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Selsdon And Addington Village
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 124, past the statutory target. 95% of extensions 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 12 Sept 2026.

Day 12468 days past the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
725decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863867
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 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