8 Sylvan Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 2QF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01337/LP - LDC (Proposed) Operations edged Approved

Proposal

The application seeks confirmation that the proposed works do not constitute development for the purposes of Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990). The works are required solely to address identified fire-safety deficiencies within the existing building fabric and external wall construction and do not involve any operational development or material alteration to the buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 28 m away: Church Road, Upper Norwood; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
LDC (Proposed) Operations edged
Postcode
SE19 2QF
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Lawful Dev. Cert. Granted (proposed)
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hill Partnership ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14885953
Consultation
20 May 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