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Transport News – 23/2/26
Riddlesdown Rd - Access Road - to make it perfectly clear, Riddlesdown Rd is NOT closed again from 25 February to 13 March '26. The RRA have received a number of enquiries about this work and the sign boards that have been put up. The work is solely on the [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 16/2/26
SUBMITTED - 104 Lower Barn Road - 26/00414/FUL - 11 Feb 2026 - Rear ground floor extension to an existing pharmacy.
Transport News – 18/2/26
Gas Main Works update - Riddlesdown Rd is now fully RE-OPEN from late 17 February '26 and the diversion route has been taken away. This also includes the section of road going towards Riddlesdown Open Space car park. The Contractor WCB Utilities advise us they still have to jet wash [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 9/2/26
SUBMITTED - 115 Mitchley Avenue - 26/00163/HSE - 11 Feb 2026 - Erection of a front/side extension. GRANTED - 25 Tandridge Gardens - 25/03765/HSE - 23 Dec 2025 -Garage conversion and single storey side extension to rear of garage including raising ridge height of garage.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 2/2/26
REFUSED - 109 Brancaster Lane - 25/03764/HSE - 15 Dec 2025 - Alterations, erection of two storey rear extension with a ground-floor side return bay and a single-storey rear extension arranged around a courtyard, alterations to land levels at rear with retaining wall and steps. Consent Granted (Tree App.) - [...]
Unsafe Trees in Ragged Grove (Riddlesdown Open Space)
Some residents may know that the Ragged Grove Woodland is located behind the houses of the even numbers, in Holmwood Ave and borders onto Riddlesdown Open Space. There are three land owners of this woodland; Croydon Council, a private land owner and the John Whitgift Foundation (JWF). Access to this [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 26/1/26
GRANTED - 170 Riddlesdown Road - 25/03925/HSE - 08 Dec 2025 - Demolition of existing rear conservatory, Erection of single storey rear extension. Alterations include changes to roofs, land level and conversion of garage into habitable space. GRANTED - 46 Holmwood Avenue - 25/03889/HSE - 03 Dec 2025 - Alterations, [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 19/1/26
SUBMITTED - 32 Riddlesdown Avenue - 26/00036/CONR - 08 Jan 2026 -Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to PP 25/03197/HSE for 'Erection of a single storey side extension and front porch.' The variation is to alter the roof form of the proposed side extension.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 12/1/26
SUBMITTED - 1E Riddlesdown Avenue - 25/04053/FUL - 12 Jan 2026 - Erection of a two storey dwellinghouse, associated changes in land levels, provision of on-site car parking, cycle and refuse storage. GRANTED - 25 Purley Bury Close – 25/03848/HSE – 01 Dec 2025 - Erection of single storey rear/side [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 5/1/26
SUBMITTED - 88 Downs Court Road - 25/03800/HSE - 31 Dec 2025 -Alterations, erection of roof extension to create half hip roof with 3x dormer extensions in rear roof slope and 4x rooflights in front roof slope.
Transport News – 6/1/26
Amended weekend train services for Riddlesdown; We have received this e-mail below from GTR reminding about the engineering works every weekend in January (and later in the year) on the main London to Brighton rail. According to the National Rail website, this WILL have an impact for Riddlesdown train services [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 15/12/25
Withdrawn application - 1E Riddlesdown Avenue - 25/03493/LP - 27 Oct 2025 - 25/03889/HSE - 03 Dec 2025 - Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of 4no. windows to the side elevations. Prior Approval No Jurisdiction (GPDO) - 112 Westfield Avenue - 25/03652/GPDO - 12 Nov 2025 - [...]