The Croydon Planning Sub-Committee met on Thursday, 9 April 2026, to consider three planning applications. The committee granted permission for developments at 19 Downsview Road and 26 Lonsdale Road, but refused an application at 245 Violet Lane.

19 Downsview Road, Upper Norwood

The committee granted planning permission for the erection of a two-storey dwelling at 19 Downsview Road, Upper Norwood. The application had been referred to the committee due to objections regarding scale, massing, privacy, and design. Amendments to the original proposal, including a reduction in scale and design changes, were considered to have addressed these concerns. Councillor Patsy Cummings, the referring Ward Councillor, withdrew her referral after consulting with residents who had also withdrawn their objections following the amendments. The committee voted to grant permission with five members in favour, none against, and one abstention.

26 Lonsdale Road, South Norwood

Planning permission was granted for the erection of a single-storey rear extension and a first-floor side extension at 26 Lonsdale Road, South Norwood. The application also included changes to the front fenestration and the conversion of an existing six-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to a seven-bedroom, seven-person HMO. The application had been referred by Ward Councillors Amy Foster and Jessica Hammesley-Rich due to concerns about over-intensification, excessive extensions, neighbour amenity harm, parking, refuse impacts, character harm, and the reliability of management plans. Despite these concerns, the committee was advised that the change from a six-person to a seven-person HMO is not generally considered a material change of use and that the proposed extensions were considered acceptable. The committee voted to grant permission with six members in favour, none against, and no abstentions.

245 Violet Lane, Croydon

The committee refused planning permission for the erection of a single-storey front extension, ground-floor wraparound extension, first-floor rear extension, and side extension at 245 Violet Lane, Croydon. The application had received 14 objections, including from Ward Councillors Rowenna Davis, Ellily Ponnuthurai, and Simon Fox, who raised concerns about the development being out of character, loss of privacy and daylight to the neighbouring presbytery of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, and increased parking stress. While officers noted that a six-metre deep ground-floor rear extension already had prior approval, the committee focused on the impact of the first-floor rear extension. Councillors expressed concerns that the cumulative impact of the extensions, particularly the first-floor rear extension, would cause a detrimental loss of daylight and an unacceptable sense of enclosure to the presbytery, impacting its function as a community space. The committee voted to refuse the application with five members in favour of refusal, none against, and one abstention.