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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

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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
Refused As published: (Approval) refused
Received
2 Sep 2024
Validated
2 Sep 2024
Decided
28 Oct 2024
Ward
Fairfield
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR0 1ED

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/04107/FUL Granted

    43 Friends Road Croydon CR0 1ED

    Alterations to the western and northern elevations

    Decided 31 Jan 2025 Full applications

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

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

26 documents on file for this application

  • REFUSED (ETOC3) - GPDO - DEC NOTICE Decision Notice(s) · 28 Oct 2024
  • OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL Officers Report Final · 28 Oct 2024
  • SITE NOTICE NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION Site Notices · 09 Sep 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 02 Sep 2024
  • BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING LEFT SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING SECTION A Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • EXISTING SECTION B Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED LEFT SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION A Drawing · 02 Sep 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION B Drawing · 02 Sep 2024

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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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    24/04107/FUL Submitted 3 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Alterations to the western and northern elevations

    Granted Full applications 22 docs
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