Decathlon 1 Trafalgar Way Croydon CR0 4XT Data via plota.co.uk

25/04070/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a mezzanine for additional retail floorspace and gym (Class E) and minor external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Jan 2026
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Consultation
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Croydon AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area2,971 m² (31,980 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 65)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR0 4XT
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Broad Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jigsaw Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 115 days from validation, 59 days slower than Croydon's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 73% of commercial premises here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
162decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14557729
Planning Portal ref
PP-14557729
Neighbours
26 Jan 2026
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Croydon ranks #159 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Croydon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #286 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #159 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #177 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
238 decided (1-9 homes)
58%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,590
Total decisions
403 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.