86-88 Drummond Road (Including Tamworth Arms Car Park), Croydon, CR0 1TX Data via plota.co.uk

25/02724/PDO - Variation to S106 Legal Agreement Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application to vary the S106 legal agreement related to granted for the demolition of existing buildings apart from The Tamworth Arms; erection of three/ four storey building comprising a total of 10 one bedroom, 12 two bedroom and 6 three bedroom flats; formation of vehicular access and provision of associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Decision
Target date was 17 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 434.

Site constraints 9

Church Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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
Radon affected area, class 2; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Variation to S106 Legal Agreement
Postcode
CR0 1TX
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
Fairfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bevan Brittan LLP

Decision outlook

Day 434, past the statutory target. 65% of section 106 and planning obligations 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 21 Oct 2026.

Day 434378 days past the 56-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
1,655decided in the last year

Plota live figures for section 106 and planning obligations decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent section 106 and planning obligations in Croydon to go on. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2025
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