5 Athole Terrace Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change Of Use from Book Binding Office to C3 Residential Use, erection of single storey side/rear extension and associated works (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.
Documents 15
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Every application in Croydon - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Nearby new applications
63 Norbury Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8AL
Erection of a single/two storey rear extension.
30 Florida Road Thornton Heath CR7 8EU
Erection of single storey side/rear extension, first floor side/rear extension a...
50 Green Lane Thornton Heath CR7 8BD
Proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion and conversion of the existing garage into...
25 Maryland Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DG
Demolition of existing single storey attached garage. Construction of a hip to g...
30 Florida Road Thornton Heath CR7 8EU
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall...
First Floor Flat 20 Beulah Crescent Thornton Heath CR7 8JL
Erection of a rear dormer extension and associated internal alterations
Important details
Decision outlook
Day 64, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Croydon are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →
Public comments
21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15077474
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15077474
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
Track this application
5 Athole Terrace Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DX
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
Check your email
Freehold owner, on paid plans
The company that owns the freehold, from HM Land Registry's register of company-owned property, with its status, business and the companies that control it from Companies House, is shown to Plota subscribers. Plans start at £49 a month.
See paid plansAlready subscribed? Sign in with the email on your plan and this page will show it.
That's today's owners
Your plan shows up to 100 freehold owners a day on the site, and more from tomorrow. For owners in bulk, the API gives them on every record on the Pro plan and above.
See API plans
The consultation period closed on 5 Sept 2026.