Rhema House 11 Woodside Green South Norwood London SE25 5EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01852/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Use of ground floor as place of worship, pastoral and community support services (Use Class F1) and external alterations including a front extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: 2, Woodside Green, Grade II, 61 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 60 m away: 2, Woodside Green, South Norwood; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SE25 5EY
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Woodside
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Insight
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 42% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
42%approved
152decided 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.

45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15037214
Planning Portal ref
PP-15037214
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 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

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