Category Archives: Tandridge District Council

Tandridge is latest Surrey council to seek financial bail-out

Posted on March 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

Tandridge, one of Croydon’s boundary neighbours to the south, has become the latest Surrey council to appeal to central government for a financial bail-out. It is the second time that Tandridge District Council has sought a capitalisation direction – or … Continue reading →

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Planners in Tandridge are leaving their phones off the hook

Posted on February 24, 2023 by insidecroydon

It is not just in Croydon where getting an answer from the local council can take a while. In neighbouring Tandridge, the planning department will be leaving their phones off the hook and their incoming emails unanswered for a whole … Continue reading →

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Police investigations continuing after Caterham dog attack

Posted on January 14, 2023 by insidecroydon

Police cordons in Caterham were being removed this morning after officers finished forensic work relating to the death of a woman in a dog attack on Thursday. The police have described the woman as being “from London”. There has been … Continue reading →

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Oversupply of flats in borough is due to ‘profit over need’

Posted on August 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Official government data shows that the council’s build-at-all-cost approach that has blighted parts of the borough has created a glut of over-priced ‘executive apartments’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The proliferation of block after block of expensive flats … Continue reading →

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Permission given to convert listed Battle of Britain base to flats

Posted on December 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

A near 20-year saga of neglect and decay to the Grade II-listed Officers’ Mess at the former RAF Kenley could be close to a conclusion after Tandridge Council last week granted planning permission for the buildings to be restored and … Continue reading →

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Whyteleafe league exit raises doubts over property investors

Posted on June 16, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Steven Gerrard Football Academy has tried to distance itself and the eponymous former Liverpool and England captain from any mention in the public outrage caused by two non-league football clubs being forced to quit their home grounds after they … Continue reading →

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Eight walks to encompass Croydon’s boundaries and history

Posted on April 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Over the course of lockdown, one intrepid geographer has managed to complete the ‘beating of the bounds’ and discover the fascinating history of our parish and civic boundaries, stretching back to Saxon times. Words, pictures and mapping by Dr BEN … Continue reading →

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Singapore-based firm buys up Whyteleafe’s football ground

Posted on February 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

Whyteleafe Football Club’s ground has been bought by a Singapore-based company in a half-million-pound deal which could see the Isthmian League side have to leave their Church Road home. “This could end up finishing the club,” a sports website has … Continue reading →

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South of the border, residents brew up a planning rebellion

Posted on May 8, 2019 by insidecroydon

The Conservatives suffered a near-wipe-out in last week’s council elections held in the usually true blue stockbroker belt of Surrey. Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has crunched the numbers and found that local issues do matter Croydon’s 70 councillors cost … Continue reading →

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Surrey’s voters face a multi-coloured swapshop at the polls

Posted on May 2, 2019 by insidecroydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, checks out some straws in the election wind caused by the Brexit storm, as neighbouring councils hold their elections today Londoners might be spared the bother of going to the polling stations today, but for … Continue reading →

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Tandridge has plans for thousands of homes on Green Belt

Posted on January 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

A neighbouring Tory-run local authority in Surrey is consulting on bulldozing a golf course and redeveloping next to a Battle of Britain conservation area in a drive to build thousands of homes on the Green Belt, reports WALTER CRONXITE Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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