21/02912/FUL
Citylink House 4 Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 5TT
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a part 14 storey and part 28 storey building with basement, comprising 498 co-living units and associated communal amenity spaces (Use Class Sui Generis), 84 residential units (Use Class C3), commercial space (Use Class E) and flexible commercial and community space (Use Class E/F1) at ground/mezzanine level, together with roof terraces and balconies, wheelchair accessible parking spaces, refuse and cycle storage and associated landscaping and public realm works including removal of subways. Works include stopping up of section of highway on Altyre Road and subway to No.1 Croydon, 12-16 Addiscombe Road under Section 247
The proposed development, by virtue of its height and mass, would result in an overdevelopment of the site which would be harmful to the setting of a non-designated heritage asset (known as the NLA Tower) contrary to Policies D3, D4, D9, HC1 and HC3 of the London Plan 2021, Policies SP1, SP4, DM10, DM15, DM17, DM18 and DM38 of the Croydon Local Plan 2018, the Croydon Opportunity Area Planning Framework (2013) and the National Planning Policy Framework 2021. In reaching this decision the Local Planning Authority has sought to work in a positive and pro-active manner based on seeking solutions to problems in the following way:
To assist applicants the Local Planning Authority has produced policies and written guidance, all of which is available on the Council's website and offers a pre planning application advice service. The Council is ready to enter into discussions with the applicants to assist in the preparation of a new planning application via the Council's Pre Application process. The Local Planning Authority delivered the decision in a timely manner.