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70 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB

Refused Croydon 24/04135/FUL Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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

Proposal

Conversion of the single dwelling into 4no x self-contained flats and associated alterations - (1x 3bed, 2x 1bed and 1x studio)

As published by the council, reference 24/04135/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/04135/FUL
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Permission Refused
Received
5 Dec 2024
Validated
10 Dec 2024
Decided
31 Jan 2025
Ward
Bensham Manor
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR7 7AB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01668/FUL Decided

    70 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB

    Change of use from single dwelling to 4 flats - 1x3bed/4p, 2xstudio/1p & 1x 1bed/2p with associated alterations including a roof terrace at 1st floor level & 2nd floor

    Decided 3 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Received by Croydon

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  4. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

RPL Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2007 · London

3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

13 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.

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