Adjacent 5 - 9 Orchard Court Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8EH Data via plota.co.uk

25/03654/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure on the carriageway adjacent to 5-9 Orchard Court, Wickham Road, London, CR0 8EH. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
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Consultation
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Jan 2026

Approved on 5 Jan 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 7 Oct 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: The White Lodge, Grade II, 49 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR0 8EH
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Shirley South
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jan 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
5 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 9 days faster than Croydon's median of 63 for full applications. Approved, as 60% of full applications here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
608decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14459228
Planning Portal ref
PP-14459228
Neighbours
20 Nov 2025
Consultation
20 Nov 2025
Comments by
31 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 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