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Perry’s latest climbdown as his Purley banner is ruled unlawful
Fewer than 5% of Inside Croydon readers consider the Croydon Mayor’s banner to be ‘honest’, as the biased messaging is removed from outside council-owned leisure centre. By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Contractors have been ordered to remove a banner … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, STUART KING, Tory
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Purley’s purdah banner is a matter of integrity and honesty
Which of these banners do you consider to provide the most honest messaging?
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Howard
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, Tory
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CEO accused of spending public cash for Perry’s benefit
A banner in council colours has appeared outside the Purley Pool this week lauding Jason Perry’s role in the (non-)development of the site in what rival politicians have described as a clear breach of election law. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Howard, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Peter Underwood, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, STUART KING, Tory
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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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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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Residents’ associations reject developer’s revised Purley plans
Polaska’s 220-unit ‘later living’ development was deemed ‘wholly unacceptable’ by the GLA last year. Now groups representing hundreds of locals say updated parking proposals could be the ‘death knell’ for businesses in the area. EXCLUSIVE by PEARL LEE, our south … 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 BID, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West RA, Croham Valley RA, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon RA, Hartley and District RA, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, 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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Perry’s Purley ‘milestone’ could become millstone for Mayor
Revised plans for the development of the site of the Purley Leisure Centre have been submitted, with shadowy developers Polaska now offering 10% affordable housing within their money-spinning 220 “later living” apartments, plus 78 car parking spaces, as sops to … Continue reading
Perry’s private company paid 45% less Corporation Tax in 2023
Jason Perry, who promised to “fix the finances” of cash-strapped Croydon Council when he was seeking votes to become the borough’s first elected Mayor in 2022, is hardly making a terrific success of managing the finances of his own family … Continue reading
Purley Pool revised plan to be revealed next month, Mayor says
A new planning application for the controversial development of the site of Purley Pool is to be submitted in January. That’s according to an email to some residents’ associations from Mayor Jason Perry, who appears to be taking more than … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, GLA, Greater London Authority, Hartley and District Residents' Association, Jules Pipe, Local Plan, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Controversial Purley Skyscraper scheme needs ‘adjustments’
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, surveys some of the slow-motion developments that have been troubling residents in the south of the borough The developers of one of the most controversial developments in Croydon of the past decade say that, four … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mosaic Place, Planning, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Way
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mosaic Place, Optivo, Purley, Purley Baptist Church, Robert Jenrick, Southern Housing, Thornsett
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GLA rejects Polaska Purley Pool plan as ‘wholly unacceptable’
London’s deputy mayor Jules Pipe has stepped in over a project with 220 retirement flats worth an estimated £70m and not a single affordable new home. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES City Hall has rejected proposals from shady developers Polaska to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Jules Pipe, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, GLA, Greater London Authority, Hartley and District Residents' Association, Jules Pipe, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Deadline looms for Polaska’s ‘Purley Pool’ planning application
BARRATT HOLMES, our correspondent covering shadowy-developers-based-in-off-shore-tax-havens, on the dearth of information around the massive retirement homes scheme proposed for Purley Mystery surrounds the status of the planning application to build a vast block of more than 200 retirement homes on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Panicked Purley Pool developer in appeal for public support
BARRATT HOLMES, our correspondent covering shadowy wealthy-developers-based-in-off-shore-tax-havens, reports on the panic that has broken out among the company behind the massive retirement homes scheme proposed for Purley Polaska, the shadowy development firm which is ultimately owned by an even more … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew, Tory
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Special offer this month: free access to the Croydon Insider
The Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast that delves behind the headlines, is available FREE to all reader this month, as a special, unrepeatable offer. Our podcast is premium content that is usually only available to paid-up subscribers, who pay … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 London elections, 25th Purley Scouts, Artist Taxi Driver, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Patreon, Podcasts, Purley, Spotify, Stormzy, The Croydon Insider, Tory, Under The Flyover
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Residents’ groups reject Purley ‘pool’ plan backed by Perry
Our shadowy multi-millionaire developers based in off-shore tax havens correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an outbreak of common sense, and serious reservations, over proposals for a massive retirement home complex Seven of the borough’s largest and most influential residents’ associations have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Place Review Panel, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Months later than promised, Polaska plans still not posted
The increasing desperation of Jason Perry, Croydon’s Mayor, for some “good” news, any good news, to cling hold to halfway through his deliver-nothing term of office has been shown by the premature issuing of a developer-friendly press release last week, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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Angry Purley and Sanderstead residents to confront Mayor
Dodgy fines on motorists, rubber-stamping LTNs, £5 charges for replacement bins, public library closures and now delays over a long-promised Coulsdon healthcentre are likely to be some of the awkward questions tonight for out-of-his-depth Jason Perry Jason Perry, Croydon’s £82,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon health centre, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska Assets BVI, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Say No To 15%, Tory
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Sudden closure of West Wickham pool for safety reasons
Bromley Council has been forced to close West Wickham Leisure Centre as a “precautionary” measure, “in support of safety”. The council made the announcement yesterday afternoon, less than three months since agreeing to carry out a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Health, Purley Pool, Swimming
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, swimming, West Wickham, West Wickham Leisure Centre, Yvonne Bear
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Residents ‘deeply concerned’ over developers’ parking claims
A £100m scheme to build nearly 250 retirement homes could strip hundreds of car parking spaces from Purley town centre – with no alternatives available as claimed by developers. By STEVEN DOWNES Purley residents are “deeply concerned” over plans for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Brew
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Save Purley Pool Campaign, Tesco, Tesco Purley, Tory
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Pool campaigners express concerns over off-shore developers
The Save Purley Pool campaign is asking its supporters to use the latest public consultation to discover more, and ensure the council provides the information, about the secretive, British Virgin Islands-registered development firm behind proposals for another 245 flats in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon South, Housing, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Save Purley Pool Campaign, Tory
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Philp gets caught flat out by Chancellor’s development plan
By JOHNNY DOBBYN, housing writer The campaign against flat developments in the south of the borough that has been led by Tories Chris Philp and Jason Perry has been dealt a severe blow by… the Conservative Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. Buried … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool
Tagged Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Philp MP, CIL, Community Infrastructure Levy, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Johnny Dobbyn, Mayor Jason Perry, Permitted Development, Tory
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Strike-off scare for company linked to £100m Purley Pool deal
Our business correspondent, ROBERT PESTER, reports on some troubling developments at Companies House The fragile nature of Mayor Jason Perry’s dealings with the company that is supposed to deliver a 240-home development in the centre of Purley, and provide – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged British Virgin Islands, bus shelters, Carlton Building Plastics, Companies House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, retirement homes, Tory, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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