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Planning Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 6.30 pm

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Summary

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.


  1. 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. 

  2. 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. 

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor Michael Neal
Councillor Michael Neal Conservative • South Croydon
Profile image for Councillor Clive Fraser
Councillor Clive Fraser Labour • Addiscombe West
Profile image for Councillor Lara Fish
Councillor Lara Fish Deputy Cabinet Member for Customer Service • Conservative • New Addington South
Profile image for Councillor Sean Fitzsimons
Councillor Sean Fitzsimons Labour • Addiscombe West
Profile image for Councillor Mohammed Islam
Councillor Mohammed Islam Deputy Civic Mayor • Labour • Selhurst
Profile image for Councillor Mark Johnson
Councillor Mark Johnson Conservative • Shirley North
Profile image for Councillor Humayun Kabir
Councillor Humayun Kabir Labour • Bensham Manor
Profile image for Councillor Helen Redfern
Councillor Helen Redfern Conservative • Sanderstead
Profile image for Councillor Appu Srinivasan
Councillor Appu Srinivasan Labour • Norbury Park
Profile image for Councillor Nikhil Sherine Thampi
Councillor Nikhil Sherine Thampi Conservative • Old Coulsdon

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 18th-Dec-2025 18.30 Planning Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 18th-Dec-2025 18.30 Planning Committee.pdf

Additional Documents

Item 6.1 Site Plan Woburn_Court_And_Bedford_Court.pdf
PCappsfrontsheet - Planning App for decisions.pdf
Item 6.1 24-02260-FUL Woburn and Bedford.pdf
Item 6.2 Site Plan_25_Woodfield Hill_Coulsdon_CR5 3ED.pdf
Item 6.2 committee 25 Woodfield Hill committee report.pdf
Weekly_Decisions_24.11.2025to07.12.2025.pdf
Section 5 Explanation.pdf
Section 8 Explanation.pdf
Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf