41 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5EF Data via plota.co.uk

25/01500/HSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing brick boundary wall. Formation of relocated vehicular access and erection of 1.8m high brick piers supporting automatic electric gates together with associated landscaping including planting of evergreen hedges. (Amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Shirley Vicarage, Grade II, 53 m away · 3 Grade II
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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 9 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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 £525,000 in July 2007. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2007£525,000

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

Building

Floor area236 m² (2,540 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 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
Householder Application
Postcode
CR0 5EF
Received
5 May 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Shirley South
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2025
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
Urban Edge Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
994decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13984488
Planning Portal ref
PP-13984488
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 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.