Planning application
78 Oakfield Road Croydon CR0 2UB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bedroom 4 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4), and erection of a front boundary wall.
As published by the council, reference 26/01731/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01731/FUL
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Broad Green
- Postcode
- CR0 2UB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Croydon
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- FIRE STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Croydon granted permission on 29 September 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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