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Biggin Hill suffers delayed take-off for fare-paying flights
Biggin Hill Airport appears set to challenge a decision to block it from operating fare-paying passenger flights. The application for a change of permitted use was rejected by Bromley Council last week over concerns that an increase in flights and … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon
Tagged Biggin Hill Airport, Bromley, Bromley Council
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Shawcross steps up as Crystal Palace Park looks to the future
It has been a momentous week for the upkeep and improvement of one of the capital’s under-appreciated gems, writes MARTIN TEMPIA When a former head of planning at the London Borough of Bromley described Crystal Palace Park as the “unloved … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Charity, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, London-wide issues, Martin Tempia, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Martin Tempia, Val Shawcross
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Tory-run Bromley looking to sell or develop public parks
Tory-run Bromley Council has drafted a policy which seeks to identify parks and green spaces “for development or disposal”. Today is the closing date for residents to submit their comments on Bromley’s Open Spaces Strategy. The Campaign for the Preservation … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, Outside Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, CPRE, Crystal Palace Park
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Bromley in legal moves against Croydon over road closures
Croydon could be heading for a bitter, cross-boundary dispute with one of its neighbouring boroughs after the leader of Bromley’s Conservative-controlled council told residents that they have begun legal moves to get traffic-calming measures removed from residential streets in Crystal … Continue reading
‘Cough up’ to save centre for elderly, council leader is told
A Labour MP and local councillors are calling on the leader of Bromley Council to “cough up” and take immediate action to save a vital day services centre for older people from being forced to close – possibly as soon … Continue reading
College building in park could end Crystal Palace tram scheme
Any prospect of extending the tram network to Crystal Palace could hit the buffers before its backers even check-in at a platform, if the GLA gets its way. Piece by piece, the Greater London Authority, which has responsibility for the … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Wilkins, Athletics, Bromley Council, Commuting, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Sport, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Angela Wilkins, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Capel Manor College, Croydon Tramlink, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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Wibberley goes wobbly, and Bromley residents go to the polls
Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE peers over the borough boundary to see how campaigning is going for Thursday’s council by-election Residents in Bromley’s Kelsey and Eden Park ward will be trudging back to the polls on Thursday, just six months … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Bromley Council
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Kelsey and Eden Park, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Tory
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Eagles suffer planning snub over ‘inadequate’ training ground
Today’s defeat at Anfield was the second away loss for Crystal Palace this week, after the club had a planning application for new buildings at their Beckenham training ground rejected by Bromley Council on Thursday. Palace wanted to build what … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crystal Palace FC, Environment, Planning, Sport
Tagged Beckenham, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC
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Croydon’s well-paid councillors pay their Council Tax on time
WALTER CRONXITE on a new report that shows that in neighbouring boroughs, some councillors have not been punctual in paying their Council Tax bills Yet further evidence has emerged that Croydon Council Tax-payers may be forking out far too much … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bromley Council, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Southwark Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bromley Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Southwark, Tony Newman, Tory
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Crystal Palace stadium report delayed as scheme reconsidered
ZhongRong’s deadline for paying Bromley a non-refundable £5 million deposit to maintain their preferential status as developers of a £500 million “exciting glass-house proposal” (© Boris Johnson) for the top site in Crystal Palace Park expires later today, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Stephen Carr
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Tory
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Coe is accused of ‘world-class hypocrisy’ over Palace plans
Some of London’s leading athletes and coaches have reacted with dismay and horror at plans, revealed this week, to demolish the athletics stadium and indoor training facilities at Crystal Palace. And there is mounting anger among some senior athletics figures … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, Martyn Rooney, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace athletics, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Martyn Rooney, Mayor, Sebastian Coe, Sport, Tory
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Lord Coe’s company plans to bulldoze athletics stadium
Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee which promised to create a sporting legacy for London and the whole of Britain, now heads up the company which has put forward plans to bulldoze the Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Conservative, Crystal Palace athletics, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, Lord Coe, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Tory, ZhongRong
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