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24/03011/GPDO

43 Friends Road Croydon CR0 1ED

Refused Croydon Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3

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

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

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 outline applications

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.

More on outline applications in our guide

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