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Category Archives: Cane Hill
‘Coulsdon was sentenced to be crucified last night’
There was a mixture of dismay and outright anger among Coulsdon residents after last night’s strategic (ha!) planning meeting at the Town Hall saw six Tory councillors vote through the planning applications for Barratt to build 677 houses on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Chris Wright, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lion Green Road, Richard Ottaway, Surrey, Tory
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Assembly Member objects to increase in by-pass speed limit
The council’s strategic planning committee meets tonight, and with its in-built Tory majority of councillors in awe of developers, it is likely to rubber-stamp developers Barratt’s plans to build nearly 700 houses at Cane Hill without adequate road access, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, URV
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon by-pass, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Tory
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Council leader Fisher commits to paying for Cane Hill road
The fix is in. Cane Hill, the 677-home yuppie housing estate which Barratt will be building on the site of the former asylum near Coulsdon will get its additional access road, according to a promise made by Mike Fisher, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mike Fisher, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Terry Lenton
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, Richard Ottaway, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tory
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LibDems promise to give Tories ‘bloody nose’ over Cane Hill
The Liberal Democrats standing in Coulsdon East in May’s local elections say that they want to give the incumbent Tories at the Town Hall a “bloody nose” because of what they call a “fiasco” over the mishandling of the planning … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Cane Hill, Chris Wright, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Justin Cromie, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Terry Lenton, URV
Tagged Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Surrey, Tory
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Boris, the NFL, libraries and precious crockery: iC’s 2013
As we approach 2014 and all that may have to offer, here’s the 10 most-read iC articles of 2013 – an eclectic mix of politics, exclusive news stories, sport, arts reviews and controversy. With more than half a million page views … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2012 Olympics, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Art, Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Centrale, Croydon Council, Education, Housing, Inside Croydon, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Museum of Croydon, Planning, Riesco Collection, Roke Primary, Schools, Tramlink, Transport, URV, Waddon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Museum, Harris Federation, Lawrence Okoye, London Borough of Croydon, Whitgift School
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Don’t let Coulsdon Cane Boris’s latest housing scheme
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon, and London, has a housing crisis, and Cane Hill offers an excellent site for many new homes. We should not let Coulsdon’s residents get in the way, writes DAVID CALLAM Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, David Callam, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon, County Borough of Croydon, Croydon, Farthing Downs, London, Metropolitan Open Land
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Philp and MP Reed demand more cash for Croydon schools
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, has found himself an unlikely ally in Chris Philp, the leading donor to the Conservative party who has been chosen as the Tories’ next MP for Croydon South. Both have called on … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Croydon North, Croydon South, Education, Richard Ottaway MP, Schools, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Guardian, Croydon North, Croydon South, London, Tory
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Croydon’s £1,000-a-day planning chief set to leave council
Paul Spooner, Croydon Council’s £1,000 a day executive director of planning and environment, is to leave the council before the end of the year. “Sponger”, as he is known among more modestly paid staff who are now working in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Allders, Cane Hill, Centrale, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Friends of Farthing Downs, Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Spooner, Planning, Taberner House, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Spooner, Taberner House
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Londoners being priced out of London by social cleansing
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Building thousands of high-rise high-priced “luxury apartments” to be bought by overseas investors may enhance the bottom line of private property developers, but will do nothing to solve the borough’s housing crisis. By STEVEN DOWNES London, and Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Altitude 25, Business, Cane Hill, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, IYLO, Lambeth Council, Menta Tower, Paul Spooner, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Steve Reed MP, Taberner House, URV, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Council planning chief paid £28,000 for six weeks’ work
Paul Spooner, Croydon’s latest executive director of planning and environment, was paid £28,000 for his first six weeks work at the council, according to the council’s own accounts. That works out at a rate of £4,666 per week, or £242,666 … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Ashburton, Business, Cane Hill, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Nathan Elvery, Paul Spooner, Planning, Taberner House, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Celtic Manor Resort, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Fair housing for all at the heart of Labour pledges
More affordable homes and a registration scheme for private landlords would feature under a Labour council in Croydon, as outlined here by Councillor ALISON BUTLER Housing will be at the very heart of policies for an incoming Labour council. Sadly, … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents complain over dangers of CURV scheme
It seems that Croydon Council’s strategy of ignoring the interests of local residents and businesses, and instead acting at the bidding of big business, has now been extended to the leafy, largely Conservative-supporting suburbs of Coulsdon. Croydon’s Urban Regeneration Vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Housing, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Schools, URV
Tagged Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Coulsdon residents call for more school places and new library
A Coulsdon residents’ group has called on the council to ensure that a new primary school is provided to cope with the anticipated increase in roll numbers as a result of developing nearly 700 family homes on the site of … Continue reading
White Label’s “no Cannes do” with conference publicity
Whoops. Looks like another clanger dropped by White Label, the PR agency that is ubiquitous in Croydon Council business.
Posted in Business, Cane Hill, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon Council, Housing, Jon Rouse, Planning, Property, URV
Tagged Cannes, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, MIPIM, White Label
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Planning conflicts of interest? In Croydon? Don’t be silly
The Daily Torygraph, that bastion of left-wing revolutionaries, yesterday ran a fascinating report on how some councillors had been abusing their position within local authority planning committees to line their own pockets. Or purses. Shock! Horror! This, of course, would … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Cane Hill, Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Housing, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Richard Ottaway MP, Ruskin Square, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon South, Daily Telegraph, Eric Pickles, Hilary Benn, Local government, London, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
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Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins
The public consultation on The Future of Coulsdon – Coulsdon Masterplan began last week, including details of Barratt’s proposals for the redevelopment of the Cane Hill site. As part of the consultation, there will be drop in sessions on: Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Property
Tagged Cane Hill, Croydon, England, London, New Addington, Recreation and Sports, Religion, Thornton Heath
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Boris’s cunning plan: too high, too many, too central
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Mayor of London’s “cunning plan” for Croydon is flawed in important respects, says ANDREW PELLING – too much housing crammed into the centre of the borough, in too many high-rise blocks, and by ignoring other parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Cane Hill, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, Health, Housing, IYLO, London Assembly, London Road Traders Association, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Purley, Ruskin Square, Schools, Transport, URV, Vidhi Mohan, West Croydon, West Croydon Community Forum
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor
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Conflicts highlighted before Tory councillor left committee
The continuing claims of Croydon’s leading political figures that they really do avoid any potential conflicts of interest with their outside appointments are starting to ring ever more hollow, after it emerged that one Conservative councillor has left the Town … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, David Osland, Housing, Ian Parker, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, URV, Waddon
Tagged Carter Ruck, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Waddon
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