For the past seven months, Sophie Reynolds has been looking for the perfect location to move her Little Lambs Softplay business.

Now she thinks she's found the perfect spot in the heart of Coulsdon.

Looking to give parents a "bigger, more secure and fun play area with lots of added extras," Mrs Reynolds is hopeful the planning application submitted to Croydon Council for her softplay/cafe business gets the tick of approval.

"When you have a vision of what you want, sometimes you just have to go for it," she said.

"Children love dressing up as mum, dad, singers or being able to build little houses. Unfortunately the shopping centre where we currently are in Sutton just didn't meet the standard we were looking for."

If the application is approved and Little Lambs does move into 38-40 Chipstead Valley Road, then the Sutton softplay area will be closed down.

While Mrs Reynolds imagines there will be a fair few disappointed regulars, she said it was something that needed to be done.

"During the summer period we notice a huge effect on the business because we don’t have an outdoor area," she said.

"Now, because we'll have that bigger area, we can have people come out for dinner while also being able to keep the kids interested with something they can enjoy."

Some of the ways the new site will differ from the old one would be an increase of the age limit to under 8s, a completely separate section for under 2s, not to mention the supermarket that leads into the cafe.

If social media is anything to go on, people are already excited at the prospect of the Coulsdon site.

"We've just moved to Coulsdon so fingers crossed," one eager lady said. "In fact, I think I've seen a post where we can comment to help approve the planning, going to take a look now."

"I'm in Coulsdon and really hope the application is approved, would be a fantastic addition to the high street," another person added.

To comment on the proposal, you can go here http://publicaccess2.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=ORL24OJLKLY00