BT Street Hub at London Road, Croydon

“PLANNING SUB-COMMITTEE AGENDA 23 July 2026 PART 5: Planning Applications for Decision Item 5.7 1 APPLICATION DETAILS Ref: 25/03248/FUL Location: Pavement O/S West Croydon Railway Station, London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TA Ward: Broad Green Description: The proposed installation of 1no. BT Street Hub. Drawing Nos: REV A, 002 REV A, 003 REV A (Existing and Proposed Elevations), 003 REV A (Proposed BT StreetHub Elevations).”

“Site and Surroundings 3.2 The application site is located on the east side of London Road outside West Croydon Railway Station. The surrounding area is characterised generally by commercial uses at ground floor level, with residential accommodation situated above. The site is located within an Archaeological Priority Area and Croydon Opportunity Area.”

“Planning History 3.3 The following planning decisions are relevant to the application: 25/03249/ADV – Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit. Pending decision.”

“SUMMARY OF KEY REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION • The proposal would be acceptable in terms of design, scale and appearance, with a neutral impact on the streetscene and public realm. • The proposal would not have an undue impact on the amenity levels afforded to neighbouring occupiers. • Anti-social behaviour concerns can be appropriately managed through the submitted ASB Management Plan. • The proposal would have no adverse impact on pedestrian movement or highway safety.”

“The applicant has submitted an Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Management Plan, which outlines a number of measures including automatic anti-social call restriction, procedures for identifying anti-social behaviour issues and the range of temporary and interim technical measures available to help manage anti-social behaviour issues.”

“The Street Hub would be situated on the pavement and would not impede highway traffic. Whilst the proposed advertisement would be directly visible, the advert would not cause a distraction to road users. The application has been reviewed in consultation with the Council’s transport team, who confirmed verbally that they had no objection to the proposal. As such it is not considered to have a detrimental impact on highway safety.”

“CONSULTATION RESPONSE 5.1 The views of the Planning Service are expressed in the MATERIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS section below. LOCAL REPRESENTATION 6.1 A total of 11 neighbouring properties were notified about the application and invited to comment. No representations have been received.”

“Councillor Ria Patel raised an objection to all the current BT Street Hub applications and referred them to Planning Committee for consideration, based on the following summarised grounds: • Public safety and accessibility. • Visual impact and street clutter. • Environmental and public health considerations.”

“The motion to GRANT the application in accordance with the officer recommendation was proposed by Councillor Johnson and seconded by Councillor Lee.”

“The motion to GRANT the application was put to the vote and carried with five members voting in favour, zero members voting against and one member abstaining.”

“Therefore, the Committee RESOLVED to GRANT the application for…”