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‘Busted’: Mayor’s video shows rubbish contractors are failing
PERRY’S PILES: Council bosses accused of making Croydon’s fly-tipping crisis worse with their ‘banded’ collection system. ‘The council has completely lost control,’ says one campaigner. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has given up … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Property, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Big Belly Bins, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Enforcement, George Street, Labour, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, Norbury, North End, Rubbish contractor, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Coombe Lodge to close as part of Whitbread’s pubs sales
The Beefeater at Coombe Lodge, the large chain pub on Coombe Road near Lloyd Park, is to close on September 2, as its owners, Whitbread, continue to get out of the business of brewing (long gone) and selling of beer. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Whitbread
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From ‘last orders’ to holy orders: pub in change of use scheme
Our south of the borough correspondent, SANDRA STEAD, looks into one of the more bizarre planning application received by the council, even by Croydon standards “Sins downstairs, forgiveness upstairs.” That was the shrewd assessment of one local when they heard … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Clark, Church and religions, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Parking, Planning, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Blue Anchor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dr Pastor Paul Enenche, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Fairfield, London Borough of Croydon, Night-time economy, Restaurant Quarter, South Croydon, South End, Stairway, Tree House
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Charity transfers Mitcham almshouses to ensure best care
Croydon Almshouses, a charity which traces its history to 1447, has announced that it has transferred some of the almshouses in its care to Mitcham Garden Village, another housing charity. Mary Tate’s Almshouses in Mitcham have provided homes since the … Continue reading
Sutton fear ‘Croydonisation’ as developers chalk up extra flats
Profit-hungry developers have been given permission to build more than 1,000 flats in Chalk Gardens, the town centre site of the former B&Q store It seems that 970 flats in one of the biggest residential developments in Sutton, at something … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Jayne McCoy, London-wide issues, Planning, Property, Sutton Council
Tagged Berkeley Homes, Chalk Gardens, Conservative, Jayne McCoy, Liberal Democrats, London, St George, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tory
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How chief Nimby Philp built in Tories’ own Purley backyard
BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, on what is undoubtedly, even by Croydon’s low standards, the most egregious example of ‘do as we say, not as we do’ from our politicians Croydon residents living south of the Flyover, whether they are in … Continue reading
Only 20% ‘affordable’ in 676 flats proposed for College Green
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the latest proposals for huge towers providing expensive flats and situated close to East Croydon Station The site next to the Fairfield Halls and Croydon College, once owned by Croydon Council through its failed house-building … 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, Wind tunnel
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Kerswell tells staff: Commissioner news could come this week
Croydon’s £204,000 per year chief exec appears to have bowed to the inevitable that the government will take over the running of the debt-laden council. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor “Her empire is crumbling around her.” That’s how one Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan
Tagged Commissioner, Conservative, Council Tax, Council transformation, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Section 114 Notice, Tony Ralph, Tory, Transformation plan
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Historic England prospectus offers hope for Pumping Station
Finally, after decades of decay and disuse, might there be some glimmer of hope for the Croydon Pumping Station building in Waterworks Yard, off Surrey Street? The 174-year-old Grade II-listed building has long been abandoned, and is now in the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon West, Fairfield, History, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Old Town, Croydon Pumping Station, Croydon Water Works, Croydon West, Heritage Investment Prospectus, Historic England, Sarah Jones MP, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Waterworks Square
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Owner Ansari seeks to avoid Leslie Arms planning conditions
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Since 2000, a multi-millionaire property developer has been allowing a Grade II-listed pub to decay. Now, he wants to change the conditions of his latest planning permission. KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the sorry tale of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leslie Arms, Planning, Property, Pubs, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged AA Homes, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Anwar Ansari, Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dogs attack, Dr Anwar Ansari, English Heritage, Kangal, Labour, Landlord licensing, Leslie Arms, Lloyd Park, Lower Addiscombe Road, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, The Victorian Society, Tony Newman, Turkish Kangal, Yvette Cooper
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The sorry 25-year chronology of a once great Addiscombe pub
LESLIE ARMS TIMELINE Since 2020, the owner of the Grade II-listed Leslie Arms on Lower Addiscombe Road has submitted 13 separate planning applications for the building – 14 if you include his 2009 appeal against a refusal of a planning … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, History, Housing, Leslie Arms, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged AA Homes, Addiscombe, Anwar Ansari, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dr Anwar Ansari, Leslie Arms, Planning, pubs, Upper Addiscombe Road
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‘It has to be’: Westfield scheme needs millions of public money
UNDER THE FLYOVER: In our latest podcast interview, housing specialist Fiona Fletcher-Smith, now the volunteer chair of the Whitgift Foundation’s governors, discusses the housing crisis, the closure of Old Palace School, what’s happening with the long-promised ‘kiosks’ in the Allders … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Boris Johnson, Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Fiona Fletcher Smith, Housing, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, North End Quarter, Planning, Property, Sadiq Khan, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Boris Johnson, Court of Governors, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fiona Fletcher-Smith, GLA, Hammersfield, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Roisha Hughes, Under The Flyover, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Superdry closure is the latest nail in Whitgift Centre’s coffin
With every passing announcement of the latest closure, nails are being hammered into the coffin of Croydon’s sadly declining Whitgift Centre. The latest exit is that of Superdry, the shop selling the premium British fashion brand that occupies a large, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Secret Cinema, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Body Shop, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Monsoon, Sainsbury's, Superdry, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Ashen Grove is up for auction again – as site for 27 houses
Alarm bells are sounding among concerned residents in Selsdon, after a patch of public open space that sold at auction last month for more than five times its guide price has now been put straight back on the market – … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Planning, Property, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Stranack, Ashen Grove, Cllr Andy Stranack, Croydon parks, Forestdale, Parks and open spaces, Peacock Gardens, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Taylor Wimpey, Wimpey
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569 more flats coming after £210m East Croydon property deal
Praise from Mayor Perry for a 28-storey tower in the town centre that his own council’s planners tried to block for being too tall Property speculators Cheyne Capital say they are going ahead with a scheme that will build hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, No1 Croydon, Planning, Property
Tagged Addiscombe, Cheyne Capital, City Link House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Wittington Investments
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Planning consent granted for 580 flats in ‘space-age’ Croydon
Croydon Council has approved the plans to convert two 1960s office blocks on Wellesley Road, Apollo House and Lunar House, from office to residential use. More than 580 flats will be created as part of a scheme on behalf of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Housing, Lunar House/Apollo House, Planning, Property
Tagged Apollo House, Fairfield, Ho Bee Land, Lunar House, Wellesley Road
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Landowner wants public cash to help delayed Westfield project
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Whitgift Foundation is in talks with the Mayor of London and central government for another multi-million-pound bail-out for Croydon, this one likely to centre around building around 3,000 homes in the town centre. That’s according … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Charity, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, North End Quarter, Old Palace, Planning, Property, Roisha Hughes, Schools, TfL, Tom Copley, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Hammersfield, London, Mayor, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Roisha Hughes, Sir Howard Dawber, Tom Copley, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Selsdon woodland open space offered for sale at just £20,000
A small patch of woodland in Selsdon, used as a public open space for decades, has been put up for sale for just £20,000 – and the local Tory councillor says that there is nothing Mayor Jason Perry or his … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Planning, Property, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Stranack, Ashen Grove, Cllr Andy Stranack, Croydon parks, Forestdale, Parks and open spaces, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Taylor Wimpey, Wimpey
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Video nasty has Mayor putting Heathfield up for sale again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As he makes yet another U-turn, Jason Perry is refusing to provide a list of heritage assets that his council won’t flog off. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Mayor Jason Perry is preparing to put Heathfield House on … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Raymond Riesco, Ria Patel, Riesco collection, 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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Long-closed Earl of Eldon pub is replaced by Portuguese deli
A long-boarded-up site on Brighton Road in South Croydon has opened for business this week – as Sabores da Terra, a “traditional Portuguese coffee shop and deli”. The Earl of Eldon pub, once a Greene King boozer, closed in 2018, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Brighton Road, Earl of Eldon, Sabores da Terra, South Croydon
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Pub under the Flyover gets a shock as manager opts to move
Locals at the back-street, town centre pub, the Royal Standard, have been sent reeling, and not by an especially strong barrel of Harvey’s, but by the news that the landlord and her team are leaving the pub under the Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Admiral Taverns, Croydon Flyover, Fuller's, Fullers Brewery, London, South Croydon, The Royal Standard
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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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