70 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
change of use from single dwelling to 4 flats - 1x3bed/4p, 2xstudio/1p & 1x 1bed/2p with associated alterations including a roof terrace at 1st floor level & 2nd floor Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 3 Aug 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 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 2
Last sold for £531,000 in March 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.
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
- CR7 7AB
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bensham Manor
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RPL
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 58% 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
19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14992951
- Neighbours
- 26 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 26 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 19 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 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
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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