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159 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5AJ

Refused Croydon 23/01373/PAD Determination prior approval demolition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of the house and associated structures (Prior approval application)

As published by the council, reference 23/01373/PAD

Application record

Reference
23/01373/PAD
Type
Determination prior approval demolition
Status
Decided
Decision
(Approval) refused
Received
6 Apr 2023
Validated
6 Apr 2023
Decided
3 May 2023
Ward
Shirley South
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR0 5AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/03212/FUL Awaiting decision

    159 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5AJ

    Erection of a two storey building with partial basement and accommodation in the roof forming 6 flats with associated car parking, refuse storage, cycle storage and landscaping

    Submitted 1 Oct 2025 Full applications
  • 19/06057/FUL Refused

    159 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5AJ

    Demolition of existing building; erection of two storey block of 8 flats with accommodation in roof space; provision of new vehicle access to frontage, provision of 7 car parking spaces and new landscaping to front and rear of site.

    Decided 29 Mar 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Apr 2023

    Received by Croydon

  2. 3 May 2023

    Decision issued: (Approval) refused

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Croydon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 159 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5AJ

    25/03212/FUL Submitted 1 Oct 2025 5m away

    63% historically approved · decision due ~6 Dec

    Erection of a two storey building with partial basement and accommodation in the roof forming 6 flats with associated car parking, refuse storage, cycle storage and landscaping

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 42 docs
    Several homes

  • 159 Shirley Church Road Croydon CR0 5AJ

    19/06057/FUL Submitted 27 Dec 2019 6m away

    Demolition of existing building; erection of two storey block of 8 flats with accommodation in roof space; provision of new vehicle access to frontage, provision of 7 car parking spaces and new landscaping to front and rear of site.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 50 docs
    Several homes

  • 14 South Way Croydon CR0 8RP

    21/03308/HSE Submitted 21 Jun 2021 106m away

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension following demolition of the existing garage and rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • 102 West Way Croydon CR0 8RD

    23/01170/HSE Submitted 23 Mar 2023 138m away

    Erection of single-storey side extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • 1 South Way Croydon CR0 8RH

    21/02954/HSE Submitted 3 Jun 2021 142m away

    Erection of two storey wrap around side/rear extension and single storey rear extension.

    Refused Householder Extension 18 docs
    Small domestic

  • 2 Pinewood Close Croydon CR0 5EX

    19/05277/NMA Submitted 7 Nov 2019 180m away

    Non-material amendment to application 19/02400/FUL

    Granted Amendments 6 docs

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