Category Archives: Stephen Mann

New McDonald’s could ‘give rise to gangs’ say police

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

Our Town Hall correspondent KEN LEE on a council planning decision that backs the interests of residents against big business Croydon Council’s planning department is capable of saying “no” to inappropriate developments after all, if a decision handed down over … Continue reading →

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Council tries to hide BxB’s latest flats for sale scheme

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

A Town Hall planning meeting this week is seeking to cover-up the council-owned developer’s role, with residents saying that they were misled over the intention to exclude completely any social housing for rent. Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, reports Profit-hungry … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Planning, Stephen Mann | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rent hikes force closure of Crystal Palace independent shops

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

It is not only in Croydon town centre that big business is contriving to destroy the fabric of the high street. As our retail correspondent MT WALLETTE reports, in Crystal Palace a precious corner of independent stores and old-style character … Continue reading →

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Council’s latest land grab sees short-notice garage evictions

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

The council’s moved in for yet another land grab. Notices went up last week on the garages behind homes on College Green in Crystal Palace, giving residents just one month’s notice to remove all their possessions. This land grab is … Continue reading →

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Creatura’s Town Hall promotion could signal early end of May

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

The next full meeting of our council is Monday’s anachronistic annual ‘mayor-making’ ceremony in the Town Hall chamber. Ahead of it, the council’s two political groups have been tinkering with their line-ups. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that one … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Chris Clark, Crime, Croydon Council, Helen Redfern, Knife crime, Leila Ben-Hassel, Mario Creatura, Oni Oviri, Purley, Stephen Mann, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Council’s secret deal on Queen’s Hotel sways inspector’s ruling

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

Our Crystal Palace correspondent, JOE PAXTON, on a predictable, if disappointing, outcome to a three-year planning battle Having twice won the arguments at the council’s planning committees, residents, councillors and even the local MP were today trumped by the developer-friendly … Continue reading →

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Planning inspector expected to rule on Queen’s Hotel this week

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

A decision on the expansion plans for the Queen’s Hotel at Crystal Palace is expected this week. Croydon Council’s planning committee has twice refused planning permission for the owners Euro Hotels’ £10million expansion scheme, which prompted the appeal to the … Continue reading →

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