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21/02904/FUL

50 Brighton Road Purley CR8 2LG

Refused Croydon Full planning permission

Proposal

Change of use from Guest House (Use Class C1) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and alterations including insertion of a new window at ground floor level and two rooflights to the front roofslope.

As published by the council, reference 21/02904/FUL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2021

    Received by Croydon

  2. 2 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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