Croydon Local Plan Review (October/November 2021)
The Croydon Local Plan Review consultation, previously planned for June/July 2021 is now planned for public consultation between October/November 2021. We are preparing representation evidence for this consultation.
This Croydon Plan will define the Planning Policies for Croydon and Shirley for the next five years when the Plan will require a further revision (as required by Statute).
The Government have published guidance for LPAs which supports the revised (March 21) London Plan requirement to define “Design Codes” for localities which includes parameters to define “Local Character” and local “infrastructure provision” appropriate for a development’s “Site Capacity”.
The Design Codes should also define the Housing Density appropriate for the setting i.e., for Outer (London) Suburban, Suburban, Urban and Central.
If you believe that recent developments are overdeveloped for the area, it would be helpful if you responded to this forthcoming consultation to emphasise the requirement to be compliant to the government recommendation in their Revised Local Plan Review Policy during the Consultation.
Currently, there is NO guidance on the appropriate Density for any locality in Croydon and therefore developers can squeeze as many Dwellings as possible (Units) on a site without regard to the site capacity, locality or supporting infrastructure.
The MORA Committee Member on Planning is active in preparing for the consultation and will provide further guidance and information on our website during the consultation period on how to respond and the policies to target.
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Croydon Council Targeted Testing Team
Please be aware that Croydon Council are running a programme in relation to our response to COVID-19 called the Targeted Community Testing programme.
The team are tasked with engaging with residents which includes door knocking to offer information and signposting on Testing, Vaccinations and isolation payments and health issues that have a negative impact with COVID. They also hand out Home Test Kits where required at the doorstep.
The team will attend generally wearing Croydon Council vests and should be carrying badges to identify themselves if required. They will be engaging with residents to see where help might be needed, to identify issues preventing people from getting vaccinated and assisting people to find the right information where required.
They will be asking questions related to COVID-19 and trying to see if there is anything the council can help with to continue to help keep our residents safe.
Tests are provided for FREE. There is no payment required for this service.
Croydon Trading Standards are aware we usually discourage opening the door to cold callers. You do not have to engage with the staff or provide any information. However, please remember the main aim of this engagement programme is to continue to provide an effective response to COVID-19. Therefore, if this team do knock and you are satisfied by checking their credentials that they are part of this programme, the council would appreciate your support.
For further information in relation to COVID-19 and the council response please visit:
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/coronavirus-information-and-service-updates