CGI view of the Sanderstead Gate development from adjacent parkland in Croydon, illustrating a 33-apartment residential scheme supported through planning viability and affordable housing negotiations.

Sanderstead Gate, South Croydon

Affordable Housing Strategy & Development Delivery

Sanderstead Gate was a proposed development of 33 apartments on a prominent gateway site marking the transition from Limpsfield Road into Sanderstead High Street. The site was subject to Croydon Borough Council’s affordable housing policy, which would ordinarily have required 40% affordable housing provision.

Landarm led the development strategy and viability process, recognising at an early stage that the policy-compliant affordable housing requirement would have a significant impact on deliverability. Working alongside the wider consultant team, Landarm helped establish a robust evidence base demonstrating the financial constraints affecting the scheme and supporting a revised affordable housing position through the planning viability process, reducing the requirement from over 13 units to just 5, and all contained within their own core.

The outcome helped secure a deliverable consent whilst balancing planning policy requirements with commercial realities. The project demonstrates the importance of combining planning strategy, financial viability evidence and development experience to unlock residential development opportunities.

Project Summary

  • Location: Sanderstead, Croydon

  • Development: 33 Apartments

  • Local Authority: Croydon Borough Council

  • Policy Requirement: 40% Affordable Housing (13.2 units)

  • Agreed Provision: 5 Affordable Units

  • Landarm Role: Lead Consultant Responsible for Development Strategy

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