Category Archives: Brick by Brick

Facing uncertain future, Fairfield Halls returns all its pianos

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

The Fairfield Halls had the removal men in yesterday – taking away the arts venue’s pianos. Inside Croydon understands that the pianos – nine in total, including two grand pianos – have been returned to their makers after the venue … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Borough of Culture 2023, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Music, Neil Chandler, Oliver Lewis, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Troubleshooter’s report may give Negrini no choice of action

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

STEVEN DOWNES on a crucial couple of days for the borough At some point today, Ian O’Donnell will deliver his report on the state of the borough’s finances and what he recommends that needs to be done to get the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Children's Services, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Richard Simpson, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Talk to Brick by Brick about their ‘success’ in social housing

Posted on May 25, 2020 by

Brick by Brick, the council’s wholly-owned, loss-making building company, wants to hear from you in an online discussion where they want to celebrate their great achievements in building social housing. Like an over-excited six-year-old on Christmas Eve (left), the company … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Martyn Evans | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Negrini faces showdown meetings over finances next week

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

A consultant ‘parachuted in’ to salvage the council’s rocky finances will deliver a vital report next Tuesday, STEVEN DOWNES reports, as Croydon’s £1.5bn borrowings have been described by a local MP as ‘reckless’ and its financial position ‘unsustainable’  The dire … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Residents call for end to planning meetings for ‘cowboys’

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

One of the borough’s largest organisations representing the interests of residents has called on the council to stop all planning committee meetings until the covid-19 emergency is over – and they have singled out the Brick by Brick proposal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Fieldway, Housing, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Planning, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BxB’s daylight robbery and the magic vanishing trees of Kenley

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Brick by Brick spends thousands on specialist reports to support its planning applications – if only the claims made in one set of documents they submit did not contradict the solemn statements made elsewhere. GEOFF JAMES has done … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Geoff James, Housing, Kenley, Planning, Purley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Is Wontford Road Green the worst BxB housing scheme yet?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Even with their very large, in-house team of  architects, council-owned builders Brick by Brick are still creating planning applications that completely fail to comply with the council’s own Local Plan, says GEOFF JAMES Brick by Brick’s planning application … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Kenley, Parking, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments