Praise House

145-151 London Road, Croyden, Surrey

Offers sought

Reference:
1247
Type:
Residential
Tenure:
Freehold
Status:
Sold
Size:
0.6 acres

Map

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Details

The site is located at the junction of Montague Road and London Road (A213), a primary route into Croydon from the north. The site benefits from close proximity to a wide range of local shops, services and restaurants along London Road, with retail amenity including a Lidl supermarket and Sainsbury’s Local.  A more extensive offering can be found in Croydon Town Centre, located approximately 700m to the south east along the pedestrianised high street.  A further range of retailers, supermarkets and leisure facilities are located at Valley and Purley Way Retail Parks, approximately 1.2km to the west. 

The existing property extends to approximately 2,290 sq m (24,649 sq ft) GIA and sits within an L-shaped site extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.25 hectares).  The buildings occupying the site include a four storey commercial building fronting London Road, built as a garage with offices above.  This is currently occupied by a motor company at ground floor level.  The upper floors and basement level are vacant.  The rear of the site fronts Montague Road and it occupied by a number of single storey industrial buildings, and a hand car wash.  The remainder of the front forecourt and rear of the site is hard standing, predominantly used as car parking.  The eastern and southern boundaries of the site front onto London Road and Montague Road respectively, and the site is bound to the northwest by the gardens of a number of two / three storey semi-detached Victorian town houses.  A 12-unit flatted development is currently under construction adjacent to the western boundary.

Planning

Application reference: 17/02181/FUL

Planning status: Detailed Planning Permission

Planning authority: Croydon Council

Application details:

Planning consent was granted on 3rd October 2018 for the following development: “Demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of a mixed use development comprising 72 flats of up to 9 storeys in height and a community use (D1) and one retail unit (A3) on the ground floor with associated parking, servicing and landscaping.”   The is not listed nor lies within a Conservation Area.