Croydon Council, responding to overwhelming community opposition, rejected an application to demolish The Glamorgan in April 2025 https://eastcroydon.org.uk/2025/04/11/two-further-applications-for-planning-permission-to-demolish-the-glamorgan-on-cherry-orchard-road-have-been-refused-yourcroydon-savetheglam/

An appeal has been made against the rejection to the Planning Inspectorate.   We have to restate our objection to the demolition of The Glamorgan by Monday, 10 November 2025.  

To make a comment to the Planning Inspectorate you have to use their online appeals service. You can find the service through the Appeals area of the Planning Portal – see https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk. Once you have registered or logged on

• go to Search for a Case: add the reference number 3373162 and click on Submit Search
• click on Make a Representation
• click on the link Appeal Reference APP/L5240/W/25/3373162
• click on Save and Continue
• enter your details
• add your objections

The Save the Glamorgan Campaign is asking objectors to state that they support these refusal grounds:

• We support the decision of Croydon Council’s planners to refuse to grant planning permission.
• The proposed development would be excessively tall, bulky, and out of scale, making it dominant and incongruous with the surrounding area. Its design, materials, and façade would fail to integrate successfully with the local townscape, while the layout, including undercroft features and fragmented windows, would lack cohesion and sufficient design quality. This would harm the area’s character and appearance, conflicting with Policies D3, D4, and D6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018)
• The proposed development would not provide an adequate standard of residential accommodation due to insufficient private amenity space, poor accessibility, and the absence of a noise assessment to evaluate road and railway impacts, as well as an assessment of the noise associated with the proposed public house use. This would conflict with Policies D6 and D7 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy DM10 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018). 
• The proposed development, by virtue of its excessive height, scale, and proximity to neighbouring properties, would result in a building with an overbearing impact, causing a loss of outlook, daylight, and sunlight for adjacent residents. In the absence of a development-specific daylight and sunlight assessment, the extent of harm has not been fully assessed, contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy DM10.6 of the Croydon Local Plan (2018).
• The local community has fought for over eight years to keep the current building as a Public House. The building, which is over 160 years old, was a key community hub for both local residents and visitors. 
• The community successfully listed the building as an asset of community value, as it was able to demonstrate to the council that it was more than just a drinking establishment, but played a key role in the local community.
• The building is in poor condition because of the failure of the applicants to take practical actions against squatters, who have vandalised the building over the last 7 years, and only evicted them in 2024.
• Lack of community consultation: the applicant has stopped communicating with residents and campaigners.
• Inadequate reprovision of the Glamorgan Public House, which threatens the viability of the premises. The floor area is too small compared to the existing building; the kitchen and ancillary facilities are inadequate; and the public space, both internally and externally, is significantly reduced. 
• Lack of submitted drawings and information concerning the space provided for the replacement public house.