Planning application
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwelling to 7 person HMO (retrospective application)
As published by the council, reference 26/01382/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01382/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- 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 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02486/FUL Awaiting decision
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Change of use from residential dwelling to 6 bedroom 7 person HMO (retrospective application)
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23/00937/HSE Granted
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Erection of single storey rear extension. Conversion of loft to habitable space and erection of rear dormer and installation of roof lights to the front roof slope.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Croydon
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- REFUSED (PR) FULL - DEC NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL
- FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND LOCATION PLAN
- SITE NOTICE NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE
- ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING
- ELEVATION (REAR) - EXISTING
- ELEVATION (SIDE) - EXISTING
- FLOOR PLAN
- FLOOR PLAN - EXISTING
- MIXED/COMBINED PLANS
- SITE/BLOCK PLAN - EXISTING
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- FIRE STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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