Croydon planning news
Croydon planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Purley HMO Refused: 66 Objections to Sunnydene Road Plan
Croydon refused a five-bedroom HMO at 14 Sunnydene Road, Purley, on 8 October after 66 objections and none in support. Four of five bedrooms were too small.
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Whitgift Centre Plans Grow to Up to 4,000 Homes
Westfield's owner now plans up to 4,000 homes on the Whitgift site, up from 2,500 to 3,000 in March. Planning bid early 2027, building from 2029.
Planning
Whitgift Centre Plans: Last Consultation Opens 8 October
The final Whitgift masterplan goes on show from 8 October, before Westfield's owner applies for planning. Drop-ins on 8, 14 and 15 October, and what is decided.
Purley
Purley Pool: Council Says Administration Won't Stall Rebuild
Croydon Council says Polaska put its BVI arm into administration as part of a restructuring the council itself required, and the rebuild is unaffected.
Purley
Purley Pool: Developer Polaska in Administration
Polaska Assets, the firm behind Purley Pool's approved 220-unit rebuild, entered administration on 6 August, Gazette records show. What happens now.
Planning
Croydon CIL: Examiner Backs £225 Rate on Town Centre Homes
£225 a square metre for central Croydon homes: the first developer levy there since 2013 has passed examination. Full Council votes on 21 October.
Planning
Croydon Green Belt: 5,600 Homes in Draft London Plan
The draft London Plan puts 5,600 homes on Croydon's Green Belt, in a growth location out to New Addington. Objections and responses are open until 15 October.
Planning
Ruskin Square Croydon: 268 Homes, 16 Affordable
Two blocks, 21 and 12 storeys, would bring 268 homes to the Ruskin Square car park. Sixteen would be affordable. The viability appraisal says none can be.
Planning
Brighton Road South Croydon: Flats or 91-Room Hotel
Officers back two rival schemes for the same empty plot on Brighton Road, South Croydon: 25 flats, or a six-storey hotel of up to 91 rooms. Decided 3 September.