Tag Archives: Purley Baptist Church

Controversial Purley Skyscraper scheme needs ‘adjustments’

Posted on November 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, surveys some of the slow-motion developments that have been troubling residents in the south of the borough The developers of one of the most controversial developments in Croydon of the past decade say that, four … Continue reading →

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Set-back for MP Philp as Purley tower gets green light

Posted on July 9, 2020 by insidecroydon

A development scheme at Purley Cross that will provide more than 200 homes, some retail space and a significant amount of public infrastructure was finally given the go-ahead by Whitehall today, after a six-year planning saga that has involved two … Continue reading →

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Purley Tower public inquiry gives election boost to Philp

Posted on November 14, 2019 by insidecroydon

A public inquiry into Purley Baptist Church’s proposed development at Purley Cross will go ahead next month, despite the purdah on public bodies’ activities in the run-up to the General Election. The staging of such a hotly debated local issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Purley | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Residents hold ‘productive’ talks over Purley Tower scheme

Posted on July 13, 2019 by insidecroydon

“A very productive discussion” has been had in talks between residents’ associations and developers over the re-submission of plans for a multi-million-pound scheme by the local baptist church at Purley Cross. But while widespread agreement appears to have been reached … Continue reading →

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Penthouse floor for Purley ‘skyscraper’ was a poor design

Posted on December 5, 2018 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Coulsdon resident LEWIS WHITE, pictured right, gave evidence at the planning inspector’s inquiry held earlier this year. Here is his take on this week’s controversial ruling on the Purley ‘skyscraper’ The decision of the Secretary of State for … Continue reading →

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Brokenshire blocks planning permission for Purley ‘skyscraper’

Posted on December 3, 2018 by insidecroydon

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on a slap in the face for Croydon’s planners To the “delight” of Croydon Conservatives, James Brokenshire, the Tory Government’s local communities and housing minister, has reversed the decision of council’s planning department, its planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Croydon South, Planning, Property, Purley, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Nasty Party goes to war over church’s Purley tower block

Posted on December 16, 2016 by insidecroydon

A nasty war of words has broken out in Purley over the local baptist church’s development of a 17-storey tower overlooking the ugly gyratory road system. So unpleasant is the behaviour that Purley has revealed itself as no longer the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Donald Speakman, Environment, Luke Clancy, Parking, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley BID, Richard Chatterjee, Sue Winborn, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments