Planning application
173 Handcroft Road Croydon CR0 3LF
Works: Roofing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed Conversion/Change of Use of Former Class B2 (general industrial) to Sui generis (community kitchen, food distribution and welfare outreach facility with ancillary community support services) and erection of flue and new roof (amended description)
As published by the council, reference 26/00704/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00704/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permission Granted
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Broad Green
- Decision by
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Postcode
- CR0 3LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Croydon
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22 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
RIBO Associates Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2004 · London
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 57% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- GRANTED (PG) FULL - DEC NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- SITE NOTICE NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- ANNOTATION OF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- PREVIOUSLY EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- AS BUILT GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PREVIOUSLY & AS BUILT SECTION
- FIRE STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- DELIVERY AND SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN - APPENDIX A
- DELIVERY AND SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN
- EXTRACTION SYSTEM NOTES
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Croydon granted permission on 6 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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