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Press release from from the Save the Glamorgan Campaign

The Save the Glamorgan Campaign condemns the actions of the owners of the Glamorgan Public House over their failure to consult the local community over their new planning application, which will see the demolition of the historic public house (built c1835) and its replacement with an eight-story block of flats, and an insufficient footprint of a much smaller public house.

Ron Appleby, resident and Chair of the Campaign, says, “Butler Wallsall Limited is obliged to consult the local community over major planning applicants like this. Their failure to engage with our group shows their lack of respect for the Addiscombe and East Croydon communities. As a campaign group, we have always been willing to engage with the developers, and it is disappointing that they have submitted a new application without talking to us and the community first“.

Summary of Planning Application 23/04106/FUL: “Demolition of existing public house building, construction of a new 8-storey building with roof terrace level and basement to re-provide a public house (A4) together with 24 flats with associated access, amenity space, and landscaping works. The Glamorgan 81 Cherry Orchard Road Croydon CR0 6BE”. 

Previous Application from 2019: The original Application 19/05926/FUL was submitted by the owners in Dec 2019 and proposed a taller building of 10 storeys, with 36 Flats, none affordable, and a minimal footprint for a public house on part of the ground floor. The owners withdrew the Application in 2021 following concerns raised by the Mayor of London over the lack of affordable housing and by the protests from the local community over the insufficient space allocated to the public house and the excessive height of the building, especially concerning the neighbouring properties on Cross Road and Cherry Orchard Road. 

Save the Glamorgan Campaign: In 2017, in response to previous attempts by the owner to demolish the pub, the local community, with the support of local councillors, set up the Save the Glamorgan Pub campaign, and the group still exists. The campaign successfully got the Council to list the building as an Asset Of Community Value. Sadly, it lapsed after five years as the developer didn’t meaningfully engage with the local community and set an unrealistically high price of over £2 Million for the public house. A building that has suffered significant damage due to the squatters, who have occupied the building for over five years, seemingly with the owners’ permission.

2024 Planning Application 23/04106/FUL: This application is an improvement over the original 2019 application. However, the campaign still has many concerns, which will be the basis of our objection. Please find more information on how to object on our Facebook page SavetheGlam.

  1. There is no evidence provided to support the demolition of the current building
  2. Lack of community consultation
  3. Inadequate re-provision of The Glamorgan public house
  4. Lack of submitted drawings and information concerning the public house.
  5. Excessive height of the building to the adjacent terrace properties on Cross Road and Cherry Orchard Road
  6. Lack of submitted drawings of sufficient detail to demonstrate good quality architecture, layout and landscaping
  7. Concerns about the character and appearance of the building
  8. Daylight and sunlight concerns
  9. Living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties in Cross Road
  10. Living conditions of the occupants of the new building, including lack of privacy and the failure to provide dual aspects of residential accommodation 
  11. Affordable housing: the application is missing an affordable housing strategy

How to Object
Please find more information on our Facebook page SavetheGlam. This information will help you put together your objection.

  1. By email: send your comments to development.management@croydon.gov.uk
  2. By letter: Development Management, 3rd Floor, Zone C Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA
  3. Online: You can comment online at the Council’s website for Planning Application 23/04106/FUL

Please do not worry about the neighbours’ comment deadline. Legally, planners must consider all new comments when deciding on an application, regardless of the date it is received.

If you want to discuss your comments with local councillors first or want to copy them into your objection, please email them via:

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