Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Empty homes in Croydon soar by 50% with Butler in charge

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

The number of empty homes in Croydon increased by almost 50 per cent in the first four years that Alison Butler was the cabinet member for housing in the borough. Those are some of the shocking figures released today by … Continue reading →

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Sanderstead and Riddlesdown lead battle to save Green Belt

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

In 1953, the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council was granted a coat of arms, and this included two trees, one an oak to represent the Purley Oaks and the other a beech for Purley Beeches. In 2020, Croydon Council … Continue reading →

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MP Jones suggests Croydon points the way for national policy

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Sarah Jones, re-elected last month as the Labour MP for Croydon Central, says that her campaign in the General Election offers key lessons for her party as it picks up the pieces after a shattering defeat. Writing a lengthy article … Continue reading →

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Purley residents consider judicial challenge to planners

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the gathering storm over the council’s housing targets, with the administration accused of allowing ‘planning policy in this borough to be hijacked by one or two individuals’ The Town Hall’s under-fire planning department could soon … Continue reading →

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‘Time to close down Brick by Brick’ call by Croydon Tories

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the reaction to the latest shambles and scandal to emerge from the council’s failing house-building company Croydon Conservatives have today called for the Labour-run council to close down its loss-making in-house house-builder, Brick … Continue reading →

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CPRE makes appeal: just one week left to save the Green Belt

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

Conservation charity the CPRE has added its voice to residents’ associations across the borough calling on the public to take urgent action to try to save Croydon’s green spaces from development. Last week, Inside Croydon reported how the Labour council’s … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick forced to suspend sales of dozens of new homes

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

Inside Croydon’s editor, STEVEN DOWNES, reports on the latest massive set-back to the council’s loss-making house-builder Brick by Brick, Croydon Council’s controversial in-house house-builder, has been forced to suspend all sales of shared ownership homes. The delay in selling the … Continue reading →

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