ON BEHALF OF LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON SIGNIFICANT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE HEART OF EAST CROYDON COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION 1.97 acre cleared brownfield site in the heart of East Croydon. Significant residential-led development opportunity. Resolution to grant planning permission under planning reference 19/04516/FUL for • Erection of five buildings ranging in height from 7 to 29 storeys. • 421 residential flats (Use Class C3), flexible commercial space at ground floor of Building A (Use Class A1/A2/ A3) and Buildings C and E (A1/A2/A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2) Totalling 289,409 sq ft GIA (26,887 sq m). Total proposed residential Net Saleable Area (NSA) of 273,737 sq ft. 320 metres south of East Croydon Station, with direct services into London Victoria Station in 15 minutes. Unconditional offers invited. TYPE NUMBER TYPICAL SIZE (M2) Standard 5 30 Suite 27 40 Presidential 3 40 Royal 2 90 TOTAL 350 CGI of proposed scheme Blocks A&B looking east (Source: MICA architects) 2 3 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX Croydon Crown Court Centrale Shopping Centre Whitgift Centre Boxpark Croydon Croydon Park Hotel No.1 Croydon College Croydon East Croydon Fairfield Halls Annex College Ruskin Square Railway Station Site outline for indicative purposes only 4 5 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX LOCATION St Pancras International King’s Cross Croydon College Green is located in close proximity to both East Croydon Farringdon (320m) and West Croydon (1.2km) railway stations, where there is a Victoria frequent service to London Bridge, London Victoria and the London Blackfriars Underground Network, as well as London Gatwick Airport and Clapham Waterloo Brighton. Junction Canary London Wharf Croydon is easily accessible by road with the M25 located 10 miles to Bridge the south via the M23, which provides direct access from Croydon to Central London to the north and Crawley and Brighton to the south. East Croydon Railway station is one of busiest non-terminal stations in London and the UK as a whole and saw 25 million passengers passing through the station in 2019. London’s Tram network is a major transport 30 service in Croydon, connecting the town to Wimbledon in the west 15 M4 Wimbledon and Beckenham in the east. Both East Croydon and West Croydon railway stations are on the tram network, which serves approximately CROYDON 28 million passengers a year. M25 Heathrow M25 M3 New Addington Travel Time Destination (From East Croydon) 12 Clapham Junction 9 minutes 4 London Bridge 13 minutes Gatwick Airport 15 minutes M20 London Victoria Station 15 minutes St Pancras International 30 minutes 5 M26 Source: National Rail 10 Croydon is easily accessible by road with the M25 located 10 miles to M25 the south via the M23, which provides direct access from Croydon to Central London to the north and Crawley and Brighton to the South. 9 6 Croydon is located 18 miles north of London Gatwick Airport and can 7 be accessed via train from East Croydon or via the M23. Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport serving 228 destinations worldwide and Rail over 46 million passengers in 2019. London Overground M23 Croydon Tramlink Jubilee Line (Underground) Gatwick 9 Victoria Line (Underground) 6 7 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX THE SCHEME RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION The Site The non-residential elements occupy the ground floor spaces of Blocks A, C and E, with residential accommodation on the upper floors. College Green is a cleared site with the exception of the substation on the north eastern boundary. It is situated within Croydon Metropolitan Centre and occupies a site area of 1.97 acres (0.8 hectares). The Proposed Development was designed by international, award winning architects MICA with London- Type of Unit Private Shared Ownership based Common Ground Architecture designing the Block E element of the scheme. The Site is located STUDIO 26 in the ‘Edge area’ of the OAPF which means there is the ability to develop buildings of significant height. 1B2P FLAT 165 6 Croydon Council have provided a resolution to grant full planning permission under application 2B3P FLAT 44 20 reference 19/04516/FUL for the: 2B3P (WHEELCHAIR) FLAT 42 “Erection of five buildings ranging in height from 7 to 29 storeys to provide 421 residential flats (Use Class C3), flexible commercial space at ground floor of Building A (Use Class A1/A2/A3) and Buildings 2B4P 64 30 C and E (A1/A2/A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2) together with associated cycle parking, public realm and 3B5P 20 13 landscaping, basement car parking, refuse storage, servicing and access arrangements.” 4B8P 1 TOTAL 352 69 Residential Unit Mix Schedule Floors 13-24 have similar layouts, as do floors 25-26 and 27-28. However, the ground – 8th floors all Residential Units Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed Total differ slightly in their arrangement. MARKET HOUSING 26 165 148 12 1 352 INTERMEDIATE 0 6 50 13 0 69 TOTAL 26 171 198 25 1 421 Commercial Areas Summary Schedule GIA (Sq ft) GIA (Sq m) Use Class BLOCK A 1,873 174 A1/A2/A3 BLOCK C 10,785 1,002 A1/A2/A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2 with priority to NHS for Health Centre BLOCK E 3,014 280 A1/A2/A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2 TOTAL 15,672 1,456 8 9 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX Public Realm Provision The development offers significant landscaping and enhanced public realm which will provide Croydon with new green spaces of The Fairfield and active street frontages. A public route leading from College Green will connect to the bridge across the railway providing a new east-west route via the footbridge. A secluded and access-controlled garden, equipped with a children’s play area will provide a space for sheltered recreation. S106 and CIL There is no draft s106 for review or any contributions. However, draft details of developer obligations can be found in the Officer Report within the datasite. Any future resolution on this site will require discussions with Croydon Council in regards to the unit mix and affordable housing provision, based on updated policy position. More details can be found in the planning note. This site is liable for the London Borough of Croydon CIL (£120 / sqm for A1-A3, B1 and D2 use) and the Mayoral CIL (£25 / sqm for Croydon). There is no CIL payable on residential accommodation in Croydon Metropolitan Area. Fifth Floor Plan Source: Amended Fifth Floor Plan (MICA Architects) Floors 13-24 Floor Plan Amended 13th - 24th Floor Plan (MICA Architects) View looking east over College Green 10 11 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX PLANNING • The current application which has a resolution to grant has undergone detailed discussion with London Borough of Croydon (LBC). Between 2018 and April 2019, five pre-application meetings were held with LBC. During the pre-application process, the scheme was also presented to The Croydon Review Panel (CPRP) twice. Pre-application meetings were also held with the GLA. • In April 2020, the application went to the Planning Committee, who resolved to grant planning permission subject to: a) Any direction by the London Mayor pursuant to the Mayor of London Order b) The prior completion of a legal agreement to secure planning obligations. • Included within this planning permission are a total number of 13 car parking spaces (blue badge disabled) in addition to 745 long stay cycle parking spaces and 38 short stay spaces. • The proposal comprises five distinct buildings (Blocks A-E). The following uses are proposed in each block: Block Number of Storeys Unit Numbers Commercial Space BLOCK A 29 146 1,873 sqft of flexible retail floorspace (A1-A3 uses) BLOCK B 9 53 10,785 sqft of flexible commercial/retail or non- BLOCK C 7-10 55 institutional floorspace (A1, A2, A3, B1, D1 and/or D2 uses) with first refusal to the NHS BLOCK D 8-13 83 Section Visual of College Green Scheme 3,014 sqft of flexible commercial/retail floorspace (Source: MICA Architects) BLOCK E 12 84 (A1, A2, A3, B1, D1 and/or D2 uses) TOTAL 7-29 421 15,672 SQFT • The blocks have been arranged to provide a series of interconnected spaces and animated public realm that establish a clear delineation and hierarchy of different places. CGI of proposed scheme Blocks A&B looking east (Source: MICA architects) Proposed Block Layout, Committee Report, April 2020 12 13 COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX COLLEGE GREEN, CROYDON CR9 1DX Unit Type by Block Block Typology No. of Units GIA (Sqm) GIA (Sqft) Studio 16 624 6,717 ACCOMODATION SCHEDULE 1b2p 68 3,406 36,662 2b3p 26 1,592 17,136 A 2b3p (w/c) 22 1,628 17,524 2b4p 4 282 3,035 The below accommodation schedule indicates the average sizes per typology in addition to unit pricing. 3b5p 10 868 9,343 Total 146 8,400 90,417 Block Use No. of Units GIA (Sqm) GIA (Sqft) Block Typology No. of Units GIA (Sqm) GIA (Sqft) Residential 146 8,400 90,417 2b3p (w/c) 6 456 4,908 A Commercial 174 1,873 (A1-A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2) B 2b4p 42 2,964 31,904 B Residential 53 3,892 41,893 3b5p 5 472 5,081 Residential 55 3,483 37,491 Total 53 3,892 41,893 C Commercial 1,002 10,785 (A1-A3 and/or B1/D1 or D2) D Residential 83 4,958 53,367 Block Typology No.