Category Archives: London-wide issues

Croydon just about ‘average’ for delivering ‘affordable’ homes

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Croydon’s only just about average when it comes to delivering affordable housing. That’s according to figures from the Mayor of London, which shows Croydon outside the top 10 London boroughs for building housing that is “affordable” (which of itself is … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman | Leave a comment

LFB: ‘Devastating consequences’ of schools without sprinklers

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

The London Fire Brigade says that the failure to fit sprinklers in schools could have “potentially devastating consequences”. Inside Croydon has revealed that not a single one of 35 school builds in Croydon in the past five years have had … Continue reading →

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Motorists’ body in High Court challenge to 20mph zones

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON gets up to speed with the latest Judicial Review brought against Croydon Council from a fringe group that is supported by UKIP’s Godfrey “Bongo Bongo Land” Bloom Croydon faces the threat of a second High … Continue reading →

Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Policing, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tory ministers ignore councils’ pleas for help on fire safety

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

The Tory government is refusing calls to provide funding to help make residential tower blocks safer following the Grenfell Tower fire. Croydon Council has committed to spending £10million of public money on retro-fitting sprinklers in the borough’s residential blocks, a … Continue reading →

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Council planner admits: we didn’t report consultation findings

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

KEN LEE reports on the latest shocking development (cough) surrounding the failures of the council planning department Croydon Council has failed to fulfill its statutory, legal obligations over planning applications. Who says? The head of Croydon Council’s planning department, that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Property, Purley, Sanderstead | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Barratt’s housing residents face 475% hike in fuel charges

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on how the council’s policy of eradicating fuel poverty is seeing them deliver hugely inflated heating costs to some unlucky residents of a new development A south London council which has declared its intention to … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing, Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ex-planning chair: council broke law over Coulsdon cottages

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A borough alderman and former chair of the council planning committee, ADRIAN DENNIS, pictured right, suggests that the council may have failed to follow the letter of the law in the planning notification for Well Cottages Apart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments