Whitgift Shopping Centre And Surrounding Land, Croydon CR0 1LP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02584/ENVS - Environmental Impact Scoping Opinion Awaiting decision

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion Request for the proposed redevelopment of the site will include the removal of some existing buildings on site, and the retention and refurbishment of others to provide a series of mixed-use blocks in varying heights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 6

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Croydon
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 44 m away: Central Croydon; Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 30 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Environmental Impact Scoping Opinion
Postcode
CR0 1LP
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Fairfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 2432 days to 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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