42 Vulcan Way Croydon CR0 9UG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02634/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from light industrial (Use Class E) to a place of worship (Use Class F1) with associated office and storage facilities, along with minor external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent changes of use.

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 3

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GREEN TRAVEL PLAN Statements / Assessments · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND ROOST ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 080 REV P2 PROPOSED FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 060 REV P3 SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 020 REV P3 PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 010 REV P3 EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 030 REV P3 EXISTING 3D VIEWS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 050 REV P2 EXISTING AND PROPOSED 3D VIEW Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 040 REV P3 PROPOSED 3D VIEWS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF WASTE DISPOSAL AGREEMENT Other · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 86 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR0 9UG
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
New Addington South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PD Planning UK Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
42%approved
152decided 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.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14928960
Planning Portal ref
PP-14928960
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Change of use class from commercial unit (B2 General industrial) to place of worship (F1(…
24/02147/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Vulcan Business Centre Vulcan Way Croydon CR0 9UG
Certificate to confirm the lawful uses of the building as B2, B8 and Eg for a period of m…
24/02954/LE
2024 Approved
42 Vulcan Way New Addington Croydon CR0 9UG, Croydon Council
Change of class from commercial unit (B2 General industrial) to place of worship (F1(f) P…
24/02770/ADJ
2024 Approved
Vulcan Business Centre Vulcan Way Croydon CR0 9UG
Certificate to confirm that the existing ground floor layout and elevations have been in…
24/01767/LE
2019 Approved
48 Vulcan Way Croydon CR9 0BD
Retention of use for the open storage of vehicles, ancillary uses and operational develop…
19/03132/CONR
2019 Approved
48 Vulcan Way Croydon CR9 0BD
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 12/00764/P to extend the operating hours
19/01510/CONR
2018 Approved
Addington Business Centre Vulcan Way Croydon CR0 9UG
Replace existing windows on side and rear elevations with upvc double glazed windows
18/02512/FUL
2016 Approved
O/S 33 Vulcan Way, Croydon, CR0 9UG
Siting of bus driver toilet facility
16/01070/DT
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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