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Category Archives: Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme
‘A disaster’: Gatwick expansion is real threat to environment
‘Signing off on a new runway at Gatwick is not just reckless, it is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s legally binding climate obligations’. Yet Croydon’s Tory and Labour politicians are in full support of the airport expansion. By PAUL LUSHION, environment … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Norwood Junction, Sarah Jones MP, Transport, Zack Polanski
Tagged CARS, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Airport expansion, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Rachel Reeves, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Zack Polanski
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East Croydon sorting office site to be used for padel tennis club
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the site of another of the grand plans for the town centre has belatedly been adapted for ‘meanwhile use’ The long-promised additional platforms at East Croydon Station and the clearing of the “Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Nestle Tower, No1 Croydon, Planning, Property, Royal Mail, Segas House, St George's Walk, Transport
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, CARS, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon sorting office, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, London, Nestle Tower, Network Rail, R&F Properties, Rocket Padel, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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It’s time to dust off plans to unblock rail’s Selhurst Bottleneck
Among the many items that never warranted even a passing mention in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget last week were significant railway infrastructure schemes, which some economists believe should get support and so help get the economy moving at full steam … Continue reading
People power! Roden Gardens residents hail planning victory
Residents in a council estate in Selhurst are claiming a victory after an application to erect a massive telephone mast, half the height of Nelson’s Column, which a commercial developer wants to plonk right in their backyards, was rejected by … Continue reading
Roden Gardens under threat from massive 5G phone tower
Residents who complain about development are frequently dismissed as “NIMBYS” – Not In My Back Yard. But residents in a council estate in Selhurst have expressed justifiable concerns about plans for a massive telephone mast, half the height of Nelson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Planning, Selhurst
Tagged 5G, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mobile phone masts, O2, Roden Gardens, Selhurst, Vodaphone
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Cash-strapped council misses out on millions in travel grants
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on how Mayor Perry’s pro-pollution, pro-car agenda has left Croydon pot-less, again Croydon, under pro-pollution Perry, its elected Mayor, is the only borough in the whole of London that has failed to apply for new … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Transport
Tagged Austen Cooper, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycleways, Cycling, Green Party, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Brighton mainline rail improvements to be axed in Tory cuts
Long-planned improvements to the London to Brighton mainline railway outside Croydon, including rebuilding East Croydon Station and unblocking a bottleneck near Selhurst, could be scrapped as part of government post-covid cut-backs. Network Rail rates the lines around Croydon as the … Continue reading
Selhurst homes and businesses face demolition for rail scheme
Thirty-three homes in Selhurst and business premises on a light industrial estate all face demolition, under plans from Network Rail to provide a long-term solution to congestion on the London-to-Brighton mainline. Network Rail’s Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme – or CARS … Continue reading
East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station
Network Rail want to make the earth move for commuters. Or, at least, they want to move East Croydon Station. The railway infrastructure body this week released the latest version of its plans for what they call the Croydon Area … Continue reading
