Blenheim Shopping Centre High Street Penge London SE20 8RW
Approved on 2 February 2026
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Proposal: Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for the variation of conditions 2, 5, 15, 18, 19, 37, 38, 41, 47, 49 and 52 of application granted under ref. 23/00178/FULL1 (as amended by 23/00178/AMD) for the Phased development including demolition of existing buildings and erection of four blocks to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 230 dwellings, up to 2,714sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity space and play space, cycle parking, refuse storage and plant space in four buildings. Provision of public realm and new pocket park at ground floor with associated landscaping improvements. Provision of commercial car parking spaces and blue badge spaces for the residential accommodation to enable the change to building heights and massing, reduction in the number of units to 228, change in dwelling mix and tenure (now 100% Social Rented Units), omission of Block F, reduction in commercial floorspace to 1064sqm, reduction in standard car parking spaces to 19, revisions to landscaping, internal layout changes and elevational alterations.
- Received
- 6 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- London Borough of Croydon
- Ward
- Out Of Borough
- ReceivedReceived6 Jan
- ValidatedValidated6 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Feb
- DecidedDecided2 Feb
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Blenheim Shopping Centre High Street Penge London SE20 8RW. Croydon has handled 1,919 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Out Of Borough. We hold 378 applications in total for the SE20 postcode area.
82% of outline applications at London Borough of Croydon were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SE20 8RW
- Application type
- Consultation from Adjoining Authority
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 230
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 2 February 2031
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (22)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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© 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
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Oct
Erection of single-storey side and rear extensions, including conversion and extension of the existing…
PendingApplication26/03057/AUT - 202626 Oct
Temporary planning permission for a period of five years, for the temporary change of use of part of the…
PendingApplication26/03032/AUT - 202615 Oct
Change of use of the existing retail warehouse (Use Class E) to form an Ambulance Hub (Sui Generis)…
PendingApplication26/03000/AUT - 20264 Sep
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access and layout) for 46 Use Class C3…
No ObjectionApplication26/02582/AUT - 202631 Jul
To construct a community sports centre, comprising 4 no. tennis courts (enclosed), 7 no. padel courts and 3…
No ObjectionApplication26/02183/AUT - 202626 Jun
Details of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscape, scale and layout) for Site H, Phase 2a of the…
No ObjectionReserved matters26/01885/AUT - 202619 Jun
Hybrid planning permission for a phased residential-led mixed use development comprising: Full planning…
Adj Borough - No Comment On ProposalApplication26/01816/AUT - 202611 May
Construction of a community sports centre comprising 4 no. tennis courts (enclosed), 7 no. padel courts and 3…
No ObjectionApplication26/01430/AUT - 202630 Apr
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for the demolition of existing buildings…
Comments on adjoing borough consultationApplication26/01319/AUT - 202616 Apr
Removal of redundant water tanks and erection of water treatment plant building on extended slab.
ApprovedConsultation from Adjoining Authority26/01112/AUT - 202610 Mar
Full planning application for the refurbishment and enhancement of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre…
Comments on adjoing borough consultationConsultation from Adjoining Authority26/00772/AUT - 202626 Feb
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) of planning permission ref: 2021/2178
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00635/AUT - 202621 Jan
Application to operate car boot/sales events at Crystal Palace coach park, on Wednesdays only, between…
ApprovedConsultation from Adjoining Authority26/00212/AUT - 202620 Jan
Change of use of the site from Class F1 (Learning and non residential institutions) to Class B8/Sui generis…
No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)All Other26/00211/AUT - 20254 Dec
Provision of new road surface and hardstanding, removal of kerbs, provision of new boundary treatments and…
Comments on adjoing borough consultationAll Other25/03898/AUT - 202527 Nov
Conservation Area Consent for the demolition of green keepers Compound (adjoining borough consultation)
No ObjectionAll Other25/03814/AUT - 202525 Nov
Erection of agricultural building.
No ObjectionAll Other25/03816/AUT - 202524 Nov
Removal of chimney, side /rear extensions incorporating loft conversion with dormers and rooflights to sides…
Objection Raised to Proposal (OBS only)All Other25/03806/AUT - 202513 Nov
Replacement of secure fencing LED flood lighting and associated works.
No ObjectionAll Other25/03693/AUT - 202531 Oct
Erection of a temporary fence for a period of two years.
No ObjectionAll Other25/03552/AUT
Source: Croydon
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