Category Archives: Adam Smith

Westfield keeping schtum about their Croydon data centre

Posted on November 6, 2026 by insidecroydon

The latest public consultation on the long-delayed regeneration of the town centre offers little detail about the property speculators’ money-spinning proposals for the old Whitgift Centre. By STEVEN DOWNES In the United States this week, data centres (or, in American,  … Continue reading →

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‘The saddest news about Croydon town centre since the riots’

Posted on July 15, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and Fairfield ward councillors urge developers to make good on their long-standing promises to regenerate the town centre. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES MP Sarah Jones today called on Westfield “to work at pace to deliver … Continue reading →

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The 15-year takeover of Croydon town centre by Westfield

Posted on July 15, 2026 by insidecroydon

The £1billion regeneration of Croydon town centre has been plagued by a decade and a half of developer delays, economic turmoil, a global pandemic and a complete reshaping of the original retail-led proposal into what, in its latest iteration of … Continue reading →

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SOLD! Westfield in £31.5m deal to buy Whitgift Centre freehold

Posted on July 15, 2026 by insidecroydon

After 15 years, two large-scale planning applications, a planning inquiry and a CPO,  Croydon’s biggest landowners have today announced that they have sold off a large chunk of their property in the benighted town centre in the hope that it … Continue reading →

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Another Croydon mugging as Westfield stages latest charade

Posted on July 19, 2025 by insidecroydon

There’s a public consultation about the long-delayed Westfield redevelopment of the town centre. Yes, another one. But there’s no promises of when any work will actually begin, or end. By STEVEN DOWNES After decades of broken promises and inflicting development … Continue reading →

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