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Purley Leisure Centre, Car Park And Former Sainsbury Supermarket High Street Purley CR8 2AA

23/02705/ENVSAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for demolition of the existing car park, former Sainsbury's supermarket and former leisure centre and the redevelopment of the site with the construction of a replacement leisure centre, Integrated Retirement Community with commercial space at ground floor and improved public realm including a new public pedestrian link towards Purley Railway Station between the High Street and Whytecliffe Road South (the 'Development'). The Development would comprise four buildings in a stepped height arrangement, ranging from 3 to 13 storeys in height.

Submitted
11 July 2023
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Purley Leisure Centre, Car Park And Former Sainsbury Supermarket High Street Purley CR8 2AA. Croydon has handled 19,636 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,481 applications in total for the CR8 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 2AA

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Purley Leisure Centre, car park and former Sainsbury's Supermarket, High StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    8 Oct

    Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 24/00288/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment25/03282/NMA

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