Tag Archives: Michael Neal

Cash-strapped council hiring in expensive lawyers for planning

Posted on November 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

The residents’ fight-back against over-development continues, despite efforts by an external legal adviser to get councillors on the planning committee to alter their rulings. By STEVE WHITESIDE A year ago, I suggested on these pages that there might be “glimmers … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Property, Purley, Sanderstead | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Cancelled planning committees are ‘shouting incompetence’

Posted on October 7, 2022 by insidecroydon

There’s growing concerns over the disorganisation of the council planning department, after last night’s scheduled meeting of the planning committee in the Town Hall Chamber had to be cancelled because of “issues with publication of reports”. The cancellation means that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Planning, Property, South Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Planning chief’s position untenable as developers’ charter axed

Posted on June 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

Town Hall correspondent PEARL LEE on the seismic shift going on in the council’s planning department Croydon’s part-time Mayor, Jason Perry, will deliver on one of his key promises tonight when, at his first council cabinet meeting since his election … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Kenley, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Sanderstead, Shifa Mustafa | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

‘This is the season of delivery for culture in Croydon’

Posted on October 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Councillor TIMOTHY GODFREY, the council cabinet member for culture, responds publicly to concerns regarding the immediate future, and safety, of the Fairfield Halls Five months into the newly elected Labour council in Croydon and you begin to see the rewriting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Selhurst, Timothy Godfrey, Warehouse Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Godfrey dismisses Tory ‘scaremongering’ over Fairfield Halls

Posted on October 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

A Croydon council cabinet member has hit out at what has been described as deliberate scaremongering and “opposition for opposition’s sake” from a Conservative councillor, who last night announced to a community association annual meeting that the Fairfield Halls was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls, Michael Neal, Riesco Collection, Selhurst, South Croydon, Timothy Godfrey, Warehouse Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment