21A Whitehorse Lane South Norwood London SE25 6RD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01959/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

To alter the existing maisonette; to construct a single storey, rear extension and loft conversion, involving the construction of a dormer on the main rear roof slope. To install 2no. roof lights on the front roof slope. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in August 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

24 August 2023£300,000

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

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SE25 6RD
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Thornton Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
ARK Drafting Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 21 days slower than Croydon's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
988decided 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 objecting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PLP-00003487
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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