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Mayor Perry lied over access to services at other councils
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Claims made by the chief executive and executive Mayor over how other London boroughs manage their appointments systems have been found to be exaggerated and simply untrue EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason Perry has deliberately misled residents … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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Croydon snubbed in newspaper’s latest property boosterism
No where in Croydon, or Sutton or even Bromley managed to make it on to this year’s Sunday Times Best Places To Live guide – in the latest bit of housing market boosterism to hit the public discourse. The three … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Property
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, East Dulwich, Jo Negrini, Property prices, Sutton, Telegraph Hill, Walthamstow
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No Access Croydon: 30 voluntary groups demand reopening
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry and CEO Katherine Kerswell’s decision to make access to the council’s offices appointment-only may be in breach of the council’s legal responsibilities EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Letters have landed on the desks of Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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Courtroom chaos as council bungles its Reedham eviction
Croydon Council was forced into yet another hugely embarrassing court room climbdown this morning, when a group of homelessness campaigners arrived at Croydon County Court following a summons for squatting in a long-disused children’s home in Reedham. The presiding judge … Continue reading
Homelessness strategies we’ve had to date have not worked
The government’s homelessness strategy must include plans for long-term funding of services and an Affordable Homes Programme which focuses on providing thousands more social housing. That’s according to some of the leading charities in the sector, who have been expected … Continue reading
Council evicts 20 homeless people from squat in Reedham
With the overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the past week, Croydon Council has thrown 22 people out on to the streets, with no alternative accommodation, after serving an eviction notice on people squatting in a council-owned building that had … Continue reading
500 flats in £250m scheme proposed opposite Sutton Station
Developers have submitted a £250million proposal to build 507 flats on a site opposite Sutton railway centre, the latest tower block for the town centre. The scheme, which has been dubbed “Press Works”, will retain and repurpose a 19-storey office … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Sutton Council
Tagged Amro Partners, Sutton, Sutton Station, The Print Works
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Kerswell issues warning to staff over ‘verbal abuse’ at council
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Flashpoints between security guards and council staff after just two days of the new appointments-only system at Fisher’s Folly have seen workers told ‘we will not tolerate abuse of any form’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Within two … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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Opportunity knocks as Negrini does a MIPIM turn for London
Watch out London. The capital city’s Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, has made his first visit to MIPIM, the global property developers conference staged each spring in Cannes, with a notorious reputation in the past as a “booze and hookers fest”. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon BID, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jo Negrini, Jules Pipe, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tom Copley, Transport, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Booze and hooker fest, Brick by Brick, Cannes, Croydon, Homes for Lambeth, Jo Negrini, Labour, Lambeth, Mayor, MIPIM, Opportunity London
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45 houses on Farleigh Meadows is latest battle for Green Belt
Residents in Warlingham are fighting a rearguard action to save the Green Belt, with a succession of applications to build housing, often on sites which were formerly sports grounds or used for recreational purposes. Farleigh Meadows, previously a stables and … Continue reading
The Masterplan has just one aim, to make money for Westfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Town Hall planners handing over Masterplan responsibilities for the town centre to Westfield, as Inside Croydon reported this week, has left reader CARL LUCAS angry that our council will be missing a significant opportunity for a sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Nicola Townsend, North End Quarter, Planning, Property, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Carl Lucas, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Michael Neal, NEQ, Nicola Townsend, North End Quarter, Tory, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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No Access Croydon: Kerswell closes off Fisher’s Folly to public
CROYDON IN CRISIS: At short notice, the council has announced that there will be no public access to the its offices without an appointment, in the latest cut in services under Mayor Jason Perry. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The council’s … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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Croydon landmark has listed status rejected for a second time
The 20th Century Society, the organisation that seeks to protect and promote the best architecture built between 1901 and 2000, has described as “disappointing” the decision that its application for a listing for No1 Croydon has been rejected. Again. It … Continue reading
Planning committee signs a blank cheque for Polaska scheme
Croydon is taking on significant risks by granting planning permission for 220 ‘later-living’ homes in Purley, a councillor warned a Town Hall meeting last night. By our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES The majority of members of Croydon Council’s planning committee … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Garratt, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Neil Garratt, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Tory
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Council now to pay subsidy for Perry’s ‘free’ Purley Pool
Proposals buried in a planners’ report show that a vast development of retirement homes to be built by private developers are to have Croydon’s cash-strapped council picking up some of their construction costs for a swimming pool and leisure centre. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Tory
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Who can afford £4,000 per month for Purley later living flats?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As local resident LUCIA BRIAULT explains, retirement housing complexes as proposed for ‘Purley Pool Towers’ offer sky-high living but at sky-high prices I’ll admit that I’m not a fan of flats. I guess the main reason is a … Continue reading
Residents scathing of report on Purley retirement flats
The fix is in. Council planning officials who describe the ‘harm’ that 220 retirement flats would do to Purley have still recommended approval ahead of a committee meeting next week. And there could yet be hidden costs for Croydon with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Holly Ramsey, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West RA, Croham Valley RA, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Drugs crime, East Coulsdon RA, Hartley and District RA, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Money laundering, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon RA, Planning Committee, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown RA, Selsdon, Selsdon RA, Simon Brew, Tory
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Site sold by council for £20m might now be worth £200m
Proposals to build 676 flats in tall towers overshadowing the Fairfield Halls are out for public consultation until the end of this week, from developers who nabbed a multi-million bargain in the cash-strapped council’s fire-sale Croydon’s long-suffering residents will be … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, College Green, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, Delta Properties Ltd, Fairfield, Housing, Planning, Property, Tapestry Croydon
Tagged Brick by Brick, College Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, East Croydon station, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Tapestry Croydon, Tory
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Plans submitted for 288 homes on Norbury sports ground
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, looks at a planning application for a £75m scheme that the developers hoped you might never notice What do you mean, you had no idea that there have been plans submitted for a massive development of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Nicola Townsend, Norbury, Norbury Park, Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Angela Rayner, Croydon, Dorothea Hodge, Housing, Merton Council, NatWest Sports Ground, Norbury, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Ruach City Church, Streatham Vale, Turle Road
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We’ll all be paying for ‘Thatcher’s Hangover’ for years to come
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council does not have enough homes to house the homeless. But the Labour government created a ‘gold-rush’ torrent of applications for Right to Buy that may have forced the transfer into private ownership of every council … Continue reading
Council to spend £10.5m to deal with housing repairs backlog
Cash-strapped Croydon Council is increasing its repairs budget to £10.5million this year “to address backlogs” in its works programme. The increased spending will also be used, the council says, to “tackle damp and mould and improve living conditions”. The increased … Continue reading
Council Tax hits £2,500 per year as debts continue to mount
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council chief exec and Mayor pass the buck to central government for borough’s continuing financial problems, while confirming that they are to axe another 360 jobs. Watch the world’s worst comedy double act – Perry and Kerswell … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, SEND
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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75% object to revised scheme for Purley’s 220 retirement flats
As the British Virgin Islands comes in for renewed criticism for being ‘a magnet for… money laundering and tax evasion’, Croydon’s Tory MP appeals for public support for a development proposed by a subsidiary of a shadowy company based in … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West RA, Croham Valley RA, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Drugs crime, East Coulsdon RA, Hartley and District RA, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Money laundering, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon RA, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown RA, Selsdon, Selsdon RA, Tory
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Buyers found for two former private schools in South Croydon
EXCLUSIVE: The slow saga of the closure of Old Palace School may be about to take a significant step over the future of its former prep school, while Coombe House by Lloyd Park, offered at £6m, is ‘sold subject to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Housing, Oakwood, Old Palace, Planning, Property, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Coombe House, Croydon, Knight Frank, Melville Avenue, Oakwood School, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, PACT Educational Trust, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
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