Are you interested in running a Community Base in the heart of our local communities in Croydon?

Find out how you could run a community base in one of our libraries.

Cabinet has approved the new library service model, following an extensive library service review. The new model will have 9 libraries, each open 5 to 6 days a week, including Saturdays. This enhanced service ensures greater access to resources for many residents.

We are now actively seeking community partners or residents that want to take on our library buildings in Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Shirley and Sanderstead library buildings and run them as ‘Community Bases’. 

To ensure our Community Bases are sustainable these four library buildings will need to be let in a way which is cost-neutral to the Council. This means whilst rent may not be charged, any community partners and residents will need to pay all the other associated costs of running and maintaining these buildings. The details for each site, including floor plans can be found below. 

Bradmore Green Library

Bradmore Green library brochure (PDF, 556KB)
Energy performance certificate (EPC)
Energy performance certificate (EPC) recommendation report
Bradmore Green review September 2024 (PDF, 630KB)
Bradmore Green Library condition survey (PDF, 3MB)

Broad Green Library

Broad Green library brochure (PDF, 475KB)
Energy performance certificate (EPC)
Energy performance certificate (EPC) recommendation report
Broad Green review September 2024 (PDF, 956KB)
Broad Green Library condition survey (PDF, 5MB)

Sanderstead Library

Sanderstead library brochure (PDF, 554KB)
Sanderstead Library review September 2024 (PDF, 772KB)
Energy performance certificate (EPC)
Energy performance certificate (EPC) recommendation report 
Sanderstead Library condition survey summary (1MB)

Shirley Library

Shirley library building brochure (PDF, 562KB)
Shirley Library review September 2024 (PDF, 738KB)
Energy performance certificate (EPC)
Energy performance certificate (EPC) recommendation report
Shirley Library condition survey summary (1MB)

Viewing sessions

Viewing sessions are on an open house basis and booking is not required. However, if you have any questions, please do get in touch with our helpful team at communityrelations@croydon.gov.uk.

If you have already viewed one or more of the buildings and are ready to submit an application, download the community base application form and return it to communityrelations@croydon.gov.uk no later than Friday 13 December 2024.

Please check back on this page regularly as answers to any questions raised will be provided here for all interested partners to see.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Documents related running a Community Base in Croydon