WEA Planning are Croydon planning consultants offering advice on all levels of planning application from small-scale house conversions up to large commercial projects.
We can help you gain the planning permission you need, regardless of the type of proposal:
Confirmation that a development can be built using permitted development rights.
Prior notification - an express application scheme for smaller projects.
Development in Croydon conservation areas or where you need listed building consent.
Change of use in Croydon - for applications where no structural changes take place, but the building is used for a different purpose.
Residential extensions, basements or loft conversions in Croydon.
Commercial developments, including new build and change of use.
Our experience working on planning projects in across London covers all the different stages of the planning process.
We can help you with:
Initial consultations and pre-application submissions.
Making a full planning application to the London Borough of Croydon.
Applications to remove or vary a planning condition.
Negotiating Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions.
Obtaining Certificates of lawful use.
Planning appeals and public inquiries.
Making representations at Croydon planning committee meetings. Most applications will not need to go this go through this process, but even a smaller planning application can be called before the committee if there are a sufficient number of unsatisfied objections.
With experience across many different sectors, WEA Planning can help with your scheme, whatever the nature and type of building proposal it is. We have worked on all of the following types of scheme across London:
Residential schemes, including securing planning permission for large garden outbuildings, extensions, home offices and conversions from offices to flats.
Commercial planning applications.
Educational buildings, health centres and similar such public sector planning applications.
Other usage types (sui generis). This planning application type covers any kind of building which does not already have its own usage class.
The London Borough of Croydon is located in South London, bordered by the borough of Sutton to the west and Bromley to the east. Croydon combines urban and suburban characteristics, making it a significant hub within Greater London.
With a population of around 400,000 residents, Croydon is one of London’s largest boroughs. The area is characterized by its multicultural community, with a wide range of ethnicities and cultures contributing to its vibrant social fabric.
Despite its urban nature, Croydon has numerous parks and green spaces, including Lloyd Park, Park Hill Recreation Ground, and the expansive Croydon Common.
Croydon is one of the few areas in London which benefits from its own tram network. The area also benefits from good TfL overground and national rail connections, with direct trains to Gatwick Airport.
The borough faces significant opportunities for change and development. The centre has a designated tall building zone, which is uncommon outside of the centre of London.
The North End Quarter and wider town centre are undergoing regeneration. The council have created the Croydon Urban Room in the Whitgift Centre as a space to facilitate engagement and conversations around this regeneration project.
The borough also has significant planning challenges and constraints. The south and east of the borough are impacted by green belt land, which protects open space and restricts development in these areas. The borough also has large areas of Metropolitan Open Land, which also protects openness.
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WEA Planning have a successful track record of gaining planning approvals across London. We are Croydon planning consultants who can make representations to the London Borough of Croydon planning team on your behalf.
The Local Plan informs the policies which guide development across the borough, this includes residential, commercial, parks and other public infrastructure. These policies are important to decide whether to approve planning applications.
The Local Plan was adopted in 2018. Work is underway reviewing the new local plan, you can follow the progress of this document online.
Croydon has 168 listed buildings and structures, many locally listed buildings and structures, 21 conservation areas, four registered historic parks and gardens, and 11 scheduled ancient monuments.
Heritage Assets
Details of the locally listed and statutory listed heritage assets in the borough can be found online.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions enable a local authority to remove certain permitted development rights. This means that for the specified development a planning application will need to be submitted.
The borough has article 4's in place for some of the conservation areas in the borough. There is also an article 4 for changes in use from dwelling house to a small HMO across the whole of Croydon. There is more detail on the borough's website.
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