Tag Archives: Menta

East Croydon locals call on council to reinstall safe crossing

Posted on July 5, 2022 by insidecroydon

If ever our loyal reader needed a reminder of how crassly incompetent the council’s planning department can be, then take a look at the busy junction of Billinton Hill and Cherry Orchard Road, which hundreds, if not thousands, of commuters … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Nearly 10 years on, Bridge To Nowhere close to completing

Posted on March 7, 2022 by insidecroydon

One of the longest-running developments in the town centre is a step closer to completion, and East Croydon Station’s notorious Bridge To Nowhere a little closer to finally linking through to Addiscombe. The topping-out ceremony was held last week at … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, East Croydon, Housing, Menta Tower, Property | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Developers must finish station bridge, residents demand

Posted on November 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

A former deputy leader of the council is demanding that Croydon’s planning department should withhold permission for Menta Redrow’s latest luxury flats development scheme on Cherry Orchard Road, unless or until they make good on six-year-old promises to allow the … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Councillor challenges Menta over secret viability report

Posted on November 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

The developers of one of the biggest town centre schemes have been accused by a Labour councillor of only wanting to build homes for the wealthy, and of trying to keep their viability assessment out of the hands of pesky … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

East Croydon road closures planned for bank holiday weekend

Posted on May 20, 2017 by insidecroydon

If you were planning to go somewhere in Croydon by car next weekend, the Whitsun bank holiday, or the following half-term week, then you might have to plan your route very carefully. Cherry Orchard Road and Addiscombe Grove (northbound) are … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Menta Tower, Parking, Property, Waddon | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Selling a dream from £400,000 flats beside railway line

Posted on January 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

1pm UPDATE: Seems that the nice people at the Redrow marketing department may have had second thoughts about their soft-focus soft-porn for their over-priced London flats. Their two minutes of carefully crafted advertisement video appears to have vanished from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Cherry Orchard Gardens, East Croydon, Housing, Menta Tower, Planning, Property | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Developers’ ‘affordable’ homes do little for housing crisis

Posted on January 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The housing crisis shows no sign of easing, as home sale prices and rents in London, and Croydon, continue to rise.    DAVID CALLAM identifies a worrying possibility over the council’s action on the Menta development of more yuppie … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Business, Croydon Council, David Callam, Housing, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments