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Planning Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 6.30 pm
December 18, 2025 View on council websiteSummary
The Croydon Council Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on 18 December 2025 to consider planning applications and other planning matters. The meeting will cover the demolition and redevelopment of Woburn Court and Bedford Court on Wellesley Road, as well as the demolition of a house on Woodfield Hill. The committee will also note a list of recent planning decisions.
Woburn Court and Bedford Court Redevelopment
The Planning Committee will consider a report by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport regarding application 24/02260/FUL for the demolition and phased redevelopment of Woburn Court and Bedford Court, Wellesley Road.
The proposal involves the construction of four new buildings, ranging from 4 to 32 storeys, to provide residential accommodation under Use Class C31, with flexible commercial/community spaces on the lower levels of Buildings 1 and 2, under Use Classes E, F1, and Sui Generis2. The development is scheduled to include:
- 445 new homes
- 1584 sqm of commercial/community spaces
- Communal areas
- Plant rooms
- Cycle and blue badge parking
- Refuse/recycling storage
- A new landscaped square
- Public realm improvements (including the area behind The Elms and along Wellesley Road)
- Play areas
- Access and other associated works
The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The planning officer's recommendation is to grant permission.
A site plan of Woburn Court and Bedford Court is included in the report pack.
Woodfield Hill Development
The committee will also consider application 25/03244/FUL for the demolition of an existing dwelling and garage at 25 Woodfield Hill, Coulsdon. The proposal is to erect two semi-detached and three detached two-storey dwellinghouses, with associated access, vehicle and cycle parking, refuse storage, and soft landscaping. The planning officer's recommendation is to grant permission.
A site plan of 25 Woodfield Hill is included in the report pack.
Weekly Planning Decisions
The Planning Committee is scheduled to note the list of delegated and Planning Committee/Sub-Committee decisions taken between 24 November 2025 and 7 December 2025, as detailed in the Weekly Planning Decisions report.
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Use Class C3 refers to dwellinghouses. This class is divided into three sub-categories: C3(a) - Dwellinghouses, C3(b) - blocks of flats, and C3(c) - houses in multiple occupation. ↩
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These are designations in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 that define the types of activities that can take place on a property. Class E covers commercial, business and service uses, Class F1 covers learning and non-residential institutions, and Sui Generis refers to uses that do not fall within any other class. ↩
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