Croydon is characterised by edwardian terraces, post-war flats, concentrated across CR0 in the
Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley area. Across CR0 the edwardian terraces repeats often enough to be predictable, once it has been measured properly. Applied to CR0 property: edwardian back additions here are often out of plumb, which matters once a steel goes in. It shapes what a CR0 scheme can realistically achieve. Croydon Council reads a Croydon elevation against its neighbours first.
A CR0 dig turns on engineering more than on policy. Because the Croydon survey is drawn properly once, planning permission for CR0 properties and building regulations drawings build on it rather than starting again.
What the Croydon drawing pack contains
- laser measured survey for the Croydon property
- existing floor plans at 1:50
- proposed floor plans
- all elevations
- site and location plans
Streets and landmarks we survey around Croydon
- Wellesley Road — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Wellesley Road extension goes.
- Saffron Square — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Saffron Square plot.
- Beulah Hill — terraced rear elevations — the Beulah Hill party wall position is drawn first.
- Sydenham Hill — front-to-back level changes that drive the Sydenham Hill section drawings.
- Hyde Park — terraced rear elevations — the Hyde Park party wall position is drawn first.
- Ruskin Square — roof profiles that set the ridge datum Croydon Council measures a Ruskin Square dormer against.
- Broad Green — shared flank walls, so Broad Green party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Pilgrims' Way — shared flank walls, so Pilgrims' Way party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Whitgift Centre — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Park Hill Recreation Ground — massing on adjoining CR0 plots is tested against it.
- Croydon College — sightlines from here are part of the Croydon Council character assessment.
- Croydon University Hospital — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Thornton Heath — Croydon Council weighs CR0 sightlines to it in the character assessment.
Getting to a Croydon survey
Surveyors travel to CR0 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
East Croydon, London Bridge station, West Croydon station, Surrey Street Pumping Station, Croydon. Appointments are booked in Croydon on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard edwardian terraces takes two to three hours.
Where Croydon sits
Croydon lies 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ335655. That is the reference the Croydon site plan is drawn over. Source.
Practical detail for a Croydon submission: East Croydon and London Bridge station and West Croydon station and Surrey Street Pumping Station, Croydon serve the area; CR0 addresses are written to CROYDON; dialling code 02001689 (; Grade I Croydon Minster and Grade I Whitgift Foundation and Grade II Grants of Croydon sit within the Croydon setting and are listed. Site plans are drawn to the address as Croydon Council holds it.
Croydon postcode coverage
Croydon work spans CR0 (Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley), shared with Addiscombe, Shirley — the designations change with the district line.
Streets and stations in Croydon
Work in Croydon clusters around Wellesley Road, Saffron Square, Beulah Hill, Sydenham Hill, Hyde Park, Ruskin Square, Broad Green and Pilgrims' Way. most Croydon sites are within walking distance of East Croydon or London Bridge station or West Croydon station. and Grade I Croydon Minster, Grade I Whitgift Foundation, Grade II Grants of Croydon are listed, which pulls neighbouring CR0 proposals into a setting assessment.
Areas we cover around Croydon
Beyond Croydon we cover Morden (SM4), Mitcham (CR4), Colliers Wood (SW19), South Wimbledon (SW19), Clapham (SW4), Brixton (SW2, SW9), and cross into Merton. A consent granted a mile from Whitgift Centre is not a precedent for the plot next to it.
