Selsdon Goods Yard Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 0EA Data via plota.co.uk

25/04082/FUL - Full planning permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and structures. Erection of 3 no. commercial buildings for use of the whole site as a builders merchant (Sui Generis use) for the display, sale and storage of building and plumbing materials, including outdoor display and storage of goods (including storage racking). Alteration to access and servicing arrangements, provision of vehicle and cycle parking, new landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Committee
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 270. A re-consultation started on 21 Jul 2026; the council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

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Planning committee

Decided by Croydon Planning Committee on 20 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the industrial use, design, transport impacts and noise could be acceptably managed by conditions and obligations.
  • Twenty-eight neighbours objected, raising concerns about design, amenity, noise, traffic, parking, schools, trees and ecology.
  • The committee voted seven to one to grant permission, adding acoustic screening along the Selsdon Road boundary.
Read how the committee decided The proposed development, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Croydon's committee minutes of 20 Aug 2026.

Documents 64

Statements & assessments 42

PDF RESPONSE TO NEIGHBOURS COMMENTS Statements / Assessments · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN Statements / Assessments · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN Statements / Assessments · 5 May 2026 View ↗ IMG CGI VIEW 1 - EXISTING Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG CGI VIEW 1 - PROPOSED Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG CGI VIEW 2 - EXISTING AND PROPOSED Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED NOISE ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Statements / Assessments · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT - RESPONSE TO COMMENTS Statements / Assessments · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT - RESPONSE TO COMMENTS Statements / Assessments · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED TREE SURVEY REPORT REVISION B Statements / Assessments · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF GAS RISK ASSESSMENT - RESPONSE TO COMMENTS Statements / Assessments · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED DELIVERY AND SERVICING PLAN Statements / Assessments · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTHY URBAN PLANNING CHECKLIST Statements / Assessments · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF URBAN GREENING FACTOR CALCULATION Statements / Assessments · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATIONS Statements / Assessments · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BREEAM PRE-ASSESSMENT REVIEW Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DELIVERY & SERVICING PLAN Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT INC FIRE STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT MAPS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT MAPS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT MAPS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT MAPS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT MAPS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT AERIAL PHOTO Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TIER 1 LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT - INDUSTRIAL LAND USES Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OVERHEATING REPORT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING & ECONOMIC STATEMENT Statements / Assessments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 19

PDF AMENDED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SITE PLAN Amended Drawings · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PERMEABLE PAVING AND SW TREATMENT SYSTEM DETAILS Amended Drawings · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BMX STORAGE UNIT - FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TP STORAGE UNIT - FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BMX STORAGE UNIT - FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TP STORAGE UNIT - FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Amended Drawings · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF CUT & FILL EARTHWORKS ANALYSIS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPING DETAILS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MAIN TP BUILDING - PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MAIN TP BUILDING - FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MAIN TP BUILDING - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MAIN TP BUILDING - PROPOSED SECTION Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED TP STORAGE UNIT FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED BMX STORAGE UNIT FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE/BLOCK PLAN - EXISTING Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Drawing · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Locally significant industrial site
A borough-level industrial site.
Boroughs protect these sites for industrial and related uses.
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
SSSI 485 m away: Croham Hurst SSSI; Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £20,200,000 in September 2023. Other property, leasehold.

15 September 2023£20,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CR2 0EA
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
South Croydon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Decision outlook

Day 270, past the statutory target. 91% of demolitions in Croydon are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 270214 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
170decided in the last year

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

Public comments

36comments received
33 objecting3 neutral

92% object · above the UK average of 75%

110 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14509138
Neighbours
11 Aug 2026
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jan 2026
Committee
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use