The long-awaited council meeting that will play a crucial role in deciding whether the huge Westfield/Hammerson development in Croydon gets the green light is taking place tonight (Tuesday, November 14).

Full plans of the proposed development were published by Croydon Council just over a week ago, detailing the thousands of jobs that could be created, as well as how many homes built and how long construction is likely to take.

Although there is an indication on the report of how much square feet will reserved for shops, there is still no confirmation of which shops will feature.

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In all, the development will mean an increase of 45,000 square feet of retail space over what is currently on the Whitgift Centre site.

Tonight the council's planning committee is meeting to decide whether or not to approve the huge £1.4billion development.

Should the committee grant approval, it would be the first of two major hurdles to be cleared by the development.

Because of its scale, it would then be referred to the Mayor of London, who would have final say on whether planning permission should be granted.

You can follow live updates of what is happening in the meeting at the Town Hall in our live blog below: