70 Higher Drive Purley CR8 2HF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Existing 6-Person HMO (Use Class C4) to 7-Person HMO (Sui Generis). Replacement of one window to front elevation with a door. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 13 Aug 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 4
Last sold for £608,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- CR8 2HF
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 42% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →
Public comments
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15004034
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15004034
- Neighbours
- 21 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 24 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 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%).
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.
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.
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