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1 Ambassador House Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JG

Refused Croydon 24/04008/GPDO Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3

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

Proposal

Prior approval for a change of use of the part of the lower ground, ground and first floor from Commercial [Class E (g) (i) Office] to residential (Class C3) to form 5 dwellings under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference 24/04008/GPDO

Application record

Reference
24/04008/GPDO
Type
Prior Appvl - Class E to (dwellings) C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: (Approval) refused
Received
25 Nov 2024
Validated
25 Nov 2024
Decided
14 Jan 2025
Ward
Thornton Heath
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR7 7JG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Received by Croydon

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: (Approval) refused

  3. 21 Sep 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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22 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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