Update to 395 Addiscombe Road Planning Application
An update to the planning application to build 9 four-storey flats and a GP surgery at 395 Addiscombe Road by demolition of a 2 storey building.
There were over 200 objections online and by post (the number of objections could easily have doubled this figure but not everyone got around to objecting to Croydon Council). You can view the MORA objection here.
The application will be heard by the Planning Committee in due course. However, there is a backlog of cases, only two meetings per month with meetings between 25 August and most of October cancelled or postponed. Agendas are posted online on the Wednesday in the week preceding the meeting on the Thursday. We don’t get much notice to request to attend.
I will post again when there is more information.
Thank you all for your support.
– Addiscombe and Shirley Park Residents’ Association (ASPRA)
Planning Report – November 2022
To find out the latest news on what is being planned in your local area, check out our latest Planning Report with up-to-date information on Planning Applications including developments in:
- Addiscombe Road
- The Glade
- Gladeside
- Orchard Avenue
- Orchard Rise
- Shirley Avenue
- Wickham Road
- Woodmere Avenue and Woodmere Gardens.
Also, take a look at the MORA Planning App, which gives you an easy way to track all the current and recent planning applications within the MORA area. It’s simple to use and free for you to access.
Trading Standards Alert – Scams & Doorstep Crime
Sometimes criminals impersonate Trading Standards Officers to carry out fraud or facilitate a scam.
We would never ask you for money, ask you to draw money out, or ask you for your PIN.
If you need to check the identity of a Trading Standards Officer – please call Croydon Trading Standards on 020 8407 1311.
If you have actually been the victim of a scam and need help, or you require consumer advice, please call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline 0808 223 1133. Please remember to report any scam to Action Fraud 0300 123 2040.
Future 20mph Speed Limit on West Wickham High Street (A232)
Transport for London plan to reduce the speed limit to 20mph on A232 between Station Road and Monks Orchard Road, as part of their commitment to eliminating all fatal and serious injury collisions on London’s roads by 2041.
In 2018, TfL in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) launched the Vision Zero Action Plan. This details our programmes to reduce road danger across the roads we manage and operate across London, including plans to reduce the speed limit by 10mph on more than 140km of Transport for London Road Network (TLRN).
In March 2020, we reduced the speed limit of all of the TLRN within the Central London Congestion Charging Zone. We are now progressing with Phase 2 of the programme, which includes this section of the A232.
The speed at which people are driving or riding is the most important factor in both the likelihood of a collision occurring and of the severity of the outcome. The benefits of lower speed limits are wide ranging:
- Reduced severity of collisions
- Reduced frequency of collisions
- Increased cycling and walking confidence
Slower speeds save lives, particularly where the road is shared with people walking, cycling or riding a motorbike. As more and more people are choosing to walk and cycle around London, we must reduce the risk of them being killed or seriously injured. Lowering traffic speeds can also make our streets less polluted and safer places to walk and cycle.
Work is planned to start by May 2023 and will involve installing new signs and road markings as well as temporary lamp column mounted banners.
Click here if you wish to comment on the planned 20mph speed limit, where you can also find out more information about the Lower Speed Limits programme and our plans for other locations across London.
If you have other questions, you can also contact us at: LocalCommunitiesandPartnerships@tfl.gov.uk