134 Norbury Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01334/FUL - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use from a single dwelling (C3) to a small HMO (Class C4), with associated site alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Refused
1 Jul 2026
Appeal
Appeal lodged

Refused on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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
Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR7 8AG
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Norbury Park
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
G D Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 59% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
41%approved
122decided 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14911063
Neighbours
11 May 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jul 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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