Another tower block will be built in Croydon after being backed by the Mayor of London. Plans for the 33-story development in Edridge Road were first approved by the council in May 2020 and the last week of March 2022, Sadiq Khan gave it the final green light.
The 159-meter tall apartment block’s plans were changed to reduce its height to 103.9 meters and ensure views across the town to Croydon Minster were unhindered. The plans from applicant Croydon Tower 1 Ltd will see a part 33, part 11-story building providing 230 flats built. Developments of more than 150 homes and more than 30 meters tall are referred to the mayor.
Original plans were for a 35-story development, but this was reduced by two floors after concerns about the impact on the view of Croydon Minster raised by Historic England, the Greater London Authority(GLA) and council’s conservation officer. The Grade I listed building, founded in Saxon times, marks the historic center of Croydon’s Old Town.
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