Southern House Wellesley Grove Croydon CR0 1XG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02309/GPDO - Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3 Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 281 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 76.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Documents 94

Plans & drawings 82

PDF ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULE. Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-25-A1 P01 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-24-A1 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-23-A1 P01 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-22-A1 PROPOSED SECTION BB CC DD Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-21-A1 PROPOSED SECTION AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-20-A1 P01 PROPOSED G ROU ND FLOOR CONTEXT PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-19-A1 P04 PROPSEVENTEENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-19-BB-A1 PROPOSED SEVENTEENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-19-AA-A1 P03 PROPOSED SEVENTEENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-18-A1 P04 PROPSIXTEENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-18-BB-A1 P04 PROPOSED SIXTEENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-18-AA-A1 P04 PROPOSED SIXTEENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-17-A1 P04 PROPFIFTEENTHFLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-17-BB-A1 P04 PROPOSED FIFTEENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-17-AA-A1 P04 PROPOSED FIFTEENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-16-A1 P04 PROPFOURTEENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-16-BB-A1 P04 PROPOSED FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-16-AA-A1 P04 PROPOSED FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-15-A1 P04 PROPTHIRTEENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-15-BB-A1 P03 PROPOSED THIRTEENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-15-AA-A1 P04 PROPOSED THIRTEENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-14-A1 P04 PROPOSED TWELFTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-14-BB-A1 P04 PROPOSED TWELFTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-14-AA-A1 P04 PROPOSED TWELFTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-13-A1 PROPOSED ELEVENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-13-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED ELEVENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-13-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED ELEVENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-12-A1 PROPOSED TENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-12-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED TENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-12-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED TENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-11-A1 PROPOSED NINTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-11-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED NINTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-11-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED NINTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-10-A1 PROPOSED EIGHT FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-10-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-10-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED EIGTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-09-A1 PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-09-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-09-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-08-A1 P05 PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-08-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-08-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-07-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-07-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-07-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-06-A1 P05 PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-06-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-06-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-05-A1 P05 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-05-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-05-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-04-A1 P05 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-04-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-04-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-03-BB-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-03-AA-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-02-A1 PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-04-BB-A1 P02 PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-02-AA-A1 P02 PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-01-A1 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-01-BB-A1 P03 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN BB Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-01-AA-A1 P3 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-19-A1 EXISTING SECTION BB CC DD Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-18-A1 EXISTING SECTION AA Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-17-A1 EXISTING REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-16-A1 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-15-A1 P03 EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-14-A1 P02 EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-12-A1 P02 EX FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-11-A1 P02 EX THIRTEENTH & FOURTEENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-10-A1 P02 EXISTING ELEVENTH & TWELFTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-09-A1 EXISTING NINTH AND TENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-08-A1 P02 EXISTING SEVENTH AND EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-07-A1 P02 EXISTING FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-06-A1 PLANNING EXISTING THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-05-A1 P02 EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-04-A1 P02 EXISTING GROUND & MEZZ FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-01-A1 P1 EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-200-03-A1 P05 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR OVERVIEW PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FRNT-25.701-000-13-A1 EX SEVENTEENTH & EIGHTEENTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF CLASS E TO C3 SITE NOTICE Site Notices · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show Photos Public · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show Photos Public · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Town centre: Croydon
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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.

Building

Floor area1,099 m² (11,830 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 53)
UseOthers: Emergency Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
Postcode
CR0 1XG
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Fairfield
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Lichfields
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 76, past Croydon's usual 56 days for changes of use. 82% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 12 Nov 2026.

Day 7615 days to the 91-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
44%approved
159decided 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.

772 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15017720
Planning Portal ref
PP-15017720
Neighbours
4 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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.