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89 Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DX

Refused Croydon 19/05301/GPDO Prior Appvl - Class O offices to houses

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from B1(a) office to form 4no flats with associated parking, cycling and refuse storage facilities

As published by the council, reference 19/05301/GPDO

Application record

Reference
19/05301/GPDO
Type
Prior Appvl - Class O offices to houses
Status
Decided
Decision
(Approval) refused
Received
8 Nov 2019
Validated
8 Nov 2019
Decided
31 Dec 2019
Ward
Thornton Heath
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR7 8DX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Nov 2019

    Received by Croydon

  2. 31 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: (Approval) refused

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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