26 Ryefield Road Upper Norwood London SE19 3QU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02575/LP - LDC (Proposed) Operations edged Awaiting decision

Proposal

Use of the residential dwellinghouse (Class C3) to provide home childminding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent changes of use.

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 ↗
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
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 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 26 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 19 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 3QU
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
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.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15214283
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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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