Planning Permission in Shirley | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Croydon, which keeps the Shirley permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Shirley reads as 1930s semi-detached, and that is the context a CR0 scheme is judged in. Old Coulsdon is the designation that most often reshapes a Shirley proposal; Croydon carries 24 of them. Every Shirley enquiry starts with that check.

The Shirley Article 4 position is established at survey, before design. The 1930s semi-detached in Shirley decides the depth before policy does. The borough policy layer over every CR0 address is set out on Croydon planning. The Shirley survey then carries into loft conversion drawings in Shirley if the project runs on to construction.

Validation alone costs London Borough of Croydon one to two weeks even when the Shirley pack is complete, and that queue — not the determination — is where most CR0 delay starts. No Shirley design work starts until the measured survey is complete.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

We monitor the CR0 case and respond to officer queries during the period. Output for Shirley: dimensioned PDFs at the scales the authority specifies.

Neighbour comment is what shapes most Shirley decisions; policy rarely decides alone. Party wall positions on a Shirley terrace are located during the survey.

On Shirley stock the party wall stage is routine and worth timetabling. Once consent is granted, house extension drawings follows for the CR0 property.

Shirley is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across CR0 in the Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley area. On Shirley streets the 1930s semi-detached sets the structural grammar for everything that follows. For Shirley owners this matters because on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. We resolve it before the Shirley design is fixed. Because the Shirley streetscape near Shirley Park is consistent, departures in ridge height read immediately in an officer report.

Lower-ground schemes in Shirley answer to neighbours and groundwater. Survey data from the Shirley property flows straight into architectural drawings for CR0 properties or building regulations drawings without a second site visit.

What the Shirley drawing pack contains

No add-ons later — the Shirley scope is set out here.

• site location plan for the Shirley property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Local landmarks that shape a Shirley application

• Shirley Park — sightlines from here are part of the Croydon Council character assessment.
• Shirley High School — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.
• Coloma Convent Girls' School — Croydon Council weighs CR0 sightlines to it in the character assessment.

Where Shirley sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ361658. Getting that wrong is the commonest reason a Shirley submission is returned. Source.

Practical detail for a Shirley submission: the Shirley post town is CROYDON; dialling code 020; listed buildings around Shirley include Grade II Listed building. Site plans are drawn to the address as Croydon Council holds it.

Shirley postcode coverage

Districts covered around Shirley: CR0 (Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley), shared with Croydon, Addiscombe.

Streets and stations in Shirley

And Grade II Listed building is listed, which pulls neighbouring CR0 proposals into a setting assessment.

Areas we cover around Shirley

Neighbouring coverage runs to Wallington (SM6), Worcester Park (KT4), Belmont (SM2), Hackbridge (SM6), Wimbledon (SW19, SW20), Wimbledon Village (SW19); the Croydon policy is shared but the stock and the designations are not.

What changes a Shirley fee is the property: 1930s semi-detached construction, shared walls on CR0, and whether heritage input is needed.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

That fee is collected by London Borough of Croydon when the CR0 application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Croydon planning · the London planning permission pillar page · planning permission in Wallington.

The person drawing your Shirley scheme holds MCIAT charter and carries the technical responsibility for it. We would rather spend on Croydon Council advice than lose a Shirley decision and resubmit.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Send the Shirley address; we will come back with the route and the fee. This Shirley page was reviewed in August 2026.