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36 - 38 Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DA

Granted Croydon 21/05039/FUL Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing care home and adjacent bungalow and erection of a two storey building (with accommodation in the roof space and basement) comprising 21 no. extra care apartments (Use Class C2) together with ancillary communal facilities, landscaping, parking, vehicular access, cycle and refuse storage.

As published by the council, reference 21/05039/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/05039/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decided
Decision
P. Granted with 106 legal Ag. (3 months)
Received
1 Oct 2021
Validated
1 Oct 2021
Decided
23 Nov 2023
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR8 3DA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/01583/FUL Withdrawn

    36-38 Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DA

    Demolition of the existing care home and adjacent bungalow and construction of a 3 and 1/2 storey building comprising a 67 bed care home with ancillary communal facilities, landscaping, parking, vehicular access, cycle and refuse storage.

    Decided 4 Dec 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2021

    Received by Croydon

  2. 23 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: P. Granted with 106 legal Ag. (3 months)

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

157 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Croydon granted permission on 23 November 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 36-38 Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DA

    20/01583/FUL Submitted 6 Apr 2020 0m away

    Demolition of the existing care home and adjacent bungalow and construction of a 3 and 1/2 storey building comprising a 67 bed care home with ancillary communal facilities, landscaping, parking, vehicular access, cycle and refuse storage.

    Withdrawn Full applications Demolition 57 docs
  • Highgate House 35A Smitham Bottom Lane Purley

    21/03323/DISC Submitted 21 Jun 2021 77m away

    Discharge of conditIon 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) attached to planning permission 19/05396/CONR for the Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) originally attached to planning permission 18/05293/FUL for the demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of 3-storey development containing 9 apartments with associated access, 9 off-street parking spaces, cycle storage and refuse store. granted for the demolition of dwellinghouse and erection of 3-storey development containing 9 apartments with associated access, 9 off-street parking spaces, cycle storage and refuse store

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 8 docs
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  • 33A Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DE

    22/04648/DISC Submitted 7 Nov 2022 80m away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Details to be provided), 6 (landscaping), 7 (materials), 8 (water usage and CO2), and 10 (Waste Management Plan) attached to planning permission 19/02997/FUL for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a 2 storey building with accommodation within the roof space containing 1 x 3 bed, 6 x 2 bed & 2 x 1 bed apartments. Provision of associated parking, amenity space, cycle and refuse stores.

    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 12 docs
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    DM2021/01551 Submitted 16 Jul 2021 108m away

    Demolition of existing 2 storey detached dwelling; construction of part 3, 4, and 5 storey building comprising a mix of 17 no. one, two and three bedroom flats; associated parking and hard and soft landscaping

    Decided New dwelling Demolition 1 doc
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    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 27 docs
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    26/02416/HSE Submitted 25 Aug 2026 126m away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

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    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
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