Planning permission and right of light in Old Coulsdon, CR5
A right of light is a private legal right, so planning permission from Croydon Council neither grants nor removes it. Croydon decides applications for Old Coulsdon CR5, and across the borough it granted 87% of its householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2. We draw the planning set accurately from £745.
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Planning and right of light are two separate questions
Planning asks whether a scheme is acceptable in land-use and design terms. A right of light is a neighbour's easement, usually gained by long use of a window, and it is enforced between owners, not by the council. Consent from the council does not switch it off.
Daylight does feature in planning judgements about neighbour amenity, which is why a deep rear extension may be questioned. If your extension will sit close to a neighbour's windows, take advice from a specialist surveyor before you design it in detail. We provide the accurate drawings that advice relies on, and our measured building survey service supplies the base measurements.
Neighbour matters often travel together. A shared wall brings the Party Wall etc. Act into play, covered in our guide to whether you need a party wall agreement.
How Croydon has decided householder cases
Old Coulsdon sits in the London Borough of Croydon, so these are borough figures. Croydon made 786 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
87% of them were grants, and 95% of the decisions that were not prior approvals were made within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Eight weeks is the statutory period for non-major development (DMPO 2015, article 34(2)(b)).
The national register lists 20 conservation-area entries for Croydon (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026).
When a decision goes the other way
Of 287 householder appeals decided on Croydon decisions between 2021 and 2026, 39% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609). Our appeal process guide explains how to challenge a refusal, and the government's own page on how to appeal a planning decision gives the official route.
Conservation areas and the fee
The national register lists 20 conservation-area entries for Croydon (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026). Check your Coulsdon address against Croydon Council's map before you design.
The council charges £548 for a householder application from 1 April 2026 (SI 2012/2920, Schedule 1 Part 2, category 6(1), as annually indexed). Planning drawings from us start at £745, as shown on the pricing page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 786 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 287 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 39% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 20 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |