Whitgift School Nottingham Road South Croydon CR2 6YT
Proposal
Demolition of the existing estates workshops and recycling depot on the northern side of the Whitgift School site and construction of a new gated estates department compound on the south-west of the Whitgift School site comprising of two single storey buildings, a yard containing a material store area, recycling compound, and associated landscaping.
- Received
- 19 December 2022
- Decided
- 7 March 2024 · Permission Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Ward
- Waddon
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated17 Jan
- Consult.Consultation10 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 Mar
Decided in 415 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Whitgift School Nottingham Road South Croydon CR2 6YT. Croydon has handled 3,668 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 444 days, 54 weeks longer than Croydon's median. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Waddon. We hold 3,788 applications in total for the CR2 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202521 May
Discharge of condition 3 (External Facing Materials) attached to 22/05253/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01691/DISC - 202521 May
Discharge of condition 4 (Landscaping) attached to 22/05253/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01692/DISC - 202526 Feb
Discharge of conditions 5 (Ecological Surveys) and 6 (Construction environmental management plan) attached to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00656/DISC - 202219 Dec
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This applicationApprovedFull22/05253/FUL
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20268 Oct
T9 Sycamore - cut back by approximately 3m to reduce tree to fence line of hockey pitch. Carry out work…
PendingApplication26/02796/TRE - 20261 Oct
Installation of six floodlights around the perimeter of the Edridge sports pitch.
PendingApplication26/02801/FUL - 202623 Mar
Section 96A application to allow the change in the surfacing of the car park from a mix of tarmac and asphalt…
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/00863/NMA - 202515 Aug
Details pursuit to Condition 3 (Fire statement) related to 25/01672/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02681/DISC - 20259 Jul
Discharge of condition 3 (boundary treatment, gates and fences) attached to 24/01033/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02277/DISC - 202519 Jun
T10 Beech - Reduce lateral branches in a way to unobstruct the hockey field floodlights, giving a 1 metre…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees25/02030/TRE - 202431 Jan
T2 - London Plane: To crown lift low hanging branches by 2m, demonstrated by the red line on the provided…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees24/00345/TRE - 20236 Oct
T276 - Middle Aged Common Beech: 2m crown reduction. (T6 on TPO 20, 1995)
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees23/03776/TRE - 20236 Oct
T259 - Mature Sycamore Tree: 2 metre crown reduction. (T4 on TPO 10, 1998)
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees23/03772/TRE - 202318 Jul
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity Mitigation Method Statement) and 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/02792/DISC - 20234 Jul
Installation and enlargement of various windows to the existing buildings at the front of the Whitgift School
ApprovedFull planning permission23/02614/FUL - 202129 Mar
T399 Sycamore (T7 of TPO) - Fell to ground level T400 Beech (T6 of TPO) - Crown reduce from 18m to 16m height…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees21/01645/TRE - 20201 Oct
T5 Beech - Overall crown reduction of 2-3m and crown thin by 15% to reduce mechanical stress on union. T10…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees20/05065/TRE - 20192 Jul
Four non-illuminated advertisement boards attached to existing frames
ApprovedAdvertisement consent19/03085/ADV - 201021 Jul
Four non-illuminated temporary advertisement boards attached to existing railings and fence (Advertising Open…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent10/02399/A - 20109 Jun
Erection of single storey kitchen extension with associated ducting and plant; formation of external footpath…
ApprovedFull planning permission10/01854/P - 201019 Apr
Two Horse Chestnut Trees (T2 and T3) next to boundary with tennis courts - Reduce, reshape to secondary…
ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees10/01298/T - 20095 Nov
Four non-illuminated advertisement boards attached to existing railings, wall and fence (advertising entrance…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent09/03202/A - 200926 Feb
Four non-illuminated advertisement boards attached to existing boundary railings, fence and wall (advertising…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent09/00512/A - 200913 Jan
Erection of single storey extensions to provide dining hall, shop and kitchen extensions and a covered way
ApprovedFull planning permission09/00097/P
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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