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43 Friends Road Croydon CR0 1ED

Refused Croydon 24/03011/GPDO Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 5 flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and associated works

As published by the council, reference 24/03011/GPDO

Application record

Reference
24/03011/GPDO
Type
Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
Status
Decided
Decision
(Approval) refused
Received
2 Sep 2024
Validated
2 Sep 2024
Decided
28 Oct 2024
Ward
Fairfield
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR0 1ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2024

    Received by Croydon

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: (Approval) refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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ARM Design and Build Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2014 · London

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Documents

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26 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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