Planning application
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwelling to 6 bedroom 7 person HMO (retrospective application)
As published by the council, reference 26/02486/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02486/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bensham Manor
- Postcode
- CR7 7AB
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Croydon through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Croydon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01382/FUL Refused
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Change of use from residential dwelling to 7 person HMO (retrospective application)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Croydon
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Croydon took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FIRE STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Croydon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Croydon decided full applications in a median of 120 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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70 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
66% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug
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 Full applications New dwellingSeveral homes -
61A Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AE
Conversion of loft to habitable space, erection of rear dormer and installation of window to front roof slope.
Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs -
72 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AB
Change of use from residential dwelling to 7 person HMO (retrospective application)
Refused Full applications 17 docsDomestic -
26 & 28 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AA
Erection of single-storey rear extension to No. 26 and side/rear wrap-around extension to No. 28
Granted Full applications Extension 11 docsSmall domestic -
98 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AU
Construction of loft conversion, with roof lights in the front roof slope and dormers in the rear roof slope.
Granted Outline Loft or dormer 5 docs -
72 Kynaston Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AY
76% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug
Erection of a rear dormer with installation of two rooflights to the front roofslope.
Decided Loft or dormer 12 docs
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