Project Timetable and Milestones

• January 2013

  Westfield and Hammerson announce the formation of the Croydon Partnership

• November 2013

  Croydon Council unanimously resolves to grant outline planning permission at a Strategic Planning Meeting

• February 2014

  Croydon Council grants outline planning permission

• April 2014

  Croydon Council resolves to make Compulsory Purchase Order (“CPO”) to assist with the land assembly for the development

• November 2014

  Judicial Review of planning application dismissed

• Feb – Mar 2015

  Croydon Council holds CPO Inquiry

• September 2015

  Secretary of State confirms CPO

• 2015

  Continued progression of land assembly

• February 2016

  Acquisition of Green Park House

• April 2016

  First draft of enhanced plans for Whitgift redevelopment presented to Croydon Council’s planning committee

• May 2016

  Four day public consultation and presentation of revised plans held in the Whitgift Centre

• September 2016

  Outline planning application for enhanced plans submitted to Croydon Council

• March 2017

  Revised and updated planning documents, including the Design Guidelines, submitted to Croydon Council

• 2017

  Progression of designs and discussions with anchor retailers

• 2017

  Liaison with stakeholders, including Croydon Council, GLA and TfL to co-ordinate the Whitgift redevelopment with Croydon’s 5-year town centre infrastructure improvement programme

• November 2017

  Croydon Council resolves to grant outline planning permission for the enhanced redevelopment plans. GLA stage 2 and planning permission granted end 2017

• 8th January 2018

  The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan approves £1.4bn scheme to regenerate Croydon Town Centre

• 31 May 2018

  Croydon Partnership secure John Lewis and Waitrose for Croydon Town Centre Development

• 11 June 2018

  Croydon Cabinet meeting to approve use of CPO powers and implement the CPO General Vesting process

• Q3/Q4 2018

  Progressing detailed design and reserved matters planning applications Land assembly preparation ahead of Centrale relocation works and a start on site

• September 2018

  Completion of CPO Land Assembly process

• Late 2018

  Preparatory works ahead of full construction start on site

• December 2018

  Whitgift Centre trades through Christmas period

• 2019

  Earliest construction start on site