Category Archives: Paul Scott

Fears grow among residents over plans for libraries and parks

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on grumbling discontent among Labour’s grassroots members over their council leadership’s bungling, incompetence and lack of reliability Ollie Lewis, Croydon Labour’s cabinet member for butt plugs and shit shows, is to face a grilling from … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scott, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Council garages flogged off in latest Brick by Brick giveaway

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the half-truths and blank maps that came with the latest batch of 60 sites being handed over for development After flogging off public green spaces and kids’ playgrounds for the in-house house-builder to build … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

‘Land For The Many’ recommends local planning committees

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

Bad news for Paul Scott, the de facto chair of Croydon’s planning committee. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party wants to introduce local planning “juries”. Scott has firmly rejected the notion of having more localised committees to consider planning matters – doubtless … Continue reading →

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Scott of the Architects unleashes his bile on residents

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

KEN LEE has obtained a copy of a letter from one of the Town Hall’s most senior and powerful councillors which shows exactly how he regards the residents who fund his generous council allowances Those who have been spared the … Continue reading →

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Sutton determined to build special school on playing fields

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on the latest plans to concrete over a precious open space, this time being pushed through in Beddington by Paul Scott’s firm of architects Morrison’s, the supermarket alongside the busy Fiveways junction, could soon offer … Continue reading →

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Scott’s cunning plan to squeeze in 3,000 new homes per year

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

KEN LEE on how increased housing  targets have forced the council into a rapid rethink of its Local Plan Just like Baldrick, Paul Scott has got a cunning plan. Another one. Controversial Town Hall figure Scott has been booked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Scott forced to U-turn over developer’s Barham Road scheme

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Paul Scott, the puppet-master on the council’s planning committee, was forced to make an embarrassing U-turn last night over a developer’s application to turn a Victorian family home in South Croydon into five small flats. As Inside Croydon reported yesterday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, South Croydon, Toni Letts, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments