FAQs

There is existing planning permission from 2017 for two 68 and 41 storey towers, joined by an 11-storey podium building that included new homes and a large amount of office space which has not been built.

By reducing the height from the consent 68 and 41 storeys and removing the 11-storey link between the buildings, we feel that we can create a design that sits more sensitively within its setting and better complements other planned development locally.

Our application is for two buildings at 50 and 31 storeys with the tallest building located next to Wellesley Road to create a better transition in height to the lower buildings further east and help mitigate any impact on neighbours. With our latest proposals ensuring that the buildings can be modular built, the floor to ceiling height is smaller and therefore the buildings’ height is lower than previously proposed.

Since we submitted our original application in July 2023, we have been working closely with officers at Croydon Council to refine the designs and heights for the buildings. You can find out more about these changes here.

This will be a car-free development, with parking provided for blue badge holders only.

The site is extremely well connected to public transport and within easy walking distance from train, bus and tram stations. Our proposals will be designed to encourage people to adopt sustainable modes of transport by:

• Providing cycle parking spaces for both residents and visitors.
• Contributing towards a new street level crossing across Wellesley Road.
• Improving the pedestrian experience around the site, making this important connection to the station feel safer with lighting, greening and an active ground floor.

As part of our management strategy, we will also make all residents and employees aware that there is no parking available and that they will not be eligible to apply for local parking permits.

As part of our planning application, we have prepared a construction management plan to mitigate any impact on the local area. This will set times for deliveries, noisy works, working hours and will need to be assessed and agreed by the Council.

We are keen to deliver on this long-stalled site as quickly as possible and so while we go through the planning process we have:

• Cleared the site and demolished all the existing buildings in preparation for the main works.
• Engaged with a main contractor and got them in place ready to deliver the scheme as a modular build – speeding up construction and minimising disruption. 

We submitted our updated proposals to Croydon Council in August 2024 and are targeting a committee date in late 2024. If we achieve planning consent we would then look to get started as quickly as possible, sometime in early 2025.

We know that safety and security is a concern locally and we want to make this part of Lansdowne Road a safer, more welcoming environment. In developing our designs, we worked with the local police to understand how we can help make the area feel safer. This includes designing out dark corners and dead ends, improving lighting and visibility and high-quality landscaping at street level to create a cleaner and greener route for pedestrians.

Since planning permission was granted in 2017 the office market has gone through significant changes, with covid-19 in particular resulting in a shift in the way people work, and a rise in home working. The office market is continuing to evolve and respond to these changes, with businesses now demanding high-quality and flexible space.

There is already a large pipeline of office and commercial development planned for the area, including at nearby Ruskin Square, which has soaked up a lot of the existing demand for large office space.

We want to ensure that what we deliver here meets the needs of the borough and are therefore proposing to deliver co-working space, rather than office space.

There are a number of ways you can get in touch with us, including:

• Emailing onelansdowne@londoncommunications.co.uk
• Calling our Freephone line 0800 307 7401