Highfield Cottage 2 Upper Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3LG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01962/FUL - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Demolition of the existing building, and erection of a three storey building providing eight (8) self-contained flats (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping and refuse and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
4 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Conservation area 13 m away: Church Road, Upper Norwood
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £177,000 in February 1998. Detached house, freehold.

12 February 1998£177,000

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

Building

Floor area176 m² (1,894 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
SE19 3LG
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
MJP Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 4 days slower than Croydon's median of 55 for demolitions. Refused, as 18% of demolitions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
170decided in the last year

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

Public comments

41comments received
41 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PLP-00004560
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 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.