A plan to replace a large home in Croydon with three flats has been rejected by the Council after more than 150 people objected to it.

Walk-In Architecture applied to Croydon Council in April this year to convert the house standing at 132 St Andrews Road in Coulsdon.

If it had been approved, the existing house would have been built outwards and upwards to make way for three flats.

The first flat would have three bedrooms, housing six people.

The second flat would have two bedrooms, housing three people.

The third flat would have one bedroom, housing one person.

There would be two parking spaces and electrical charging stations.

Each property would also have had its own space for storing bicycles and outdoor bins.

As well as a communal garden for residents, each flat would have had its own private garden, with timber fencing, plants, grass areas, rain gardens and social areas, all surrounded by boundary fencing.

There would also have been a patio.

The proposal stated that access to public transport would be relatively easy, with the nearest station – Woodmansterne Station – located just a one-minute walk away.

However, residents from all over Croydon were not happy with this plan.

168 objections were submitted on the Croydon Council website and there were zero supporters.

In their planning statement, Walk-In Architecture said: “This proposal has been designed to utilise the recent planning consent for a well-considered and sympathetic approach to extend and upgrade the property and provide a varied mix of flatted accommodation.

“The design ethos behind the proposal has been to create a proposal that will blend in with its site situation and character of St Andrews Road, whilst providing an aesthetically pleasing flatted property suitable to provide appealing accommodation with a varied mix of bedroom status.”

On September 27, Croydon Council Planning Committee rejected the proposal.

Nicola Townsend, the Head of Development Management, said: “The proposed development would result in poor quality and substandard living accommodation for future residents.”

The Planning Committee have given Walk-In Architecture an opportunity to appeal their decision.