Shopping centre Westfield has announced that it has received resolution to grant outline planning consent from the London Borough of Croydon for its upgraded plans for the £1.4 bn redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre.

The consent represents a significant step forward for the Partnership’s plans to regenerate Croydon’s retail town centre and create one of the UK’s top 10 shopping and entertainment destinations by delivering over 1.5 m sq ft of retail and leisure floor space. The project will create up to 7,000 new jobs and continue to stimulate the ongoing wider regeneration of the town.