Tag Archives: Purley

‘The works are putting my family’s lives at risk from the virus’

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

Shocking video footage and photographs, taken by council residents who are terrified that they might contract coronavirus, show construction workers taking no special measures to avoid spreading the deadly disease This video was filmed yesterday by a mother with a … Continue reading →

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Residents on high alert to keep check on planning applications

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our overdevelopment correspondent, on the 9-9-9 emergency for some roads in the south of the borough Last week’s decision to delegate all planning decisions to council officials, removing even a vestige of cover offered by the planning committee … Continue reading →

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The latest Croydon carbuncle: Riddlesdown’s own glasshouse

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Another day, another Croydon carbuncle. This time it is a block of 18 flats in a gargantuan five-storey block plonked between the suburban detached houses of Mitchley Avenue, Riddlesdown, as proposed by Vita Homes.

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Estate agents’ report highlights the crisis in Croydon housing

Posted on March 18, 2020 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our overdevelopment correspondent, on  a report from housing experts which shows how the council has been ignoring its own planning policies, to the detriment of neighbourhoods around the borough As the borough’s residents’ associations go to battle with … Continue reading →

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Neighbours go bats as developers set their axemen on trees

Posted on February 27, 2020 by

Further complaints about the council’s planning department suggest that they are reluctant to apply enforcement action, whether in Purley or South Croydon, as KEN LEE reports Croydon Council has declared a climate emergency, yet continues to receive sponsorship and to … Continue reading →

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Kenley, Coulsdon, Purley and South Croydon put on flood alert

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for south-east London, including Coulsdon, Kenley, Purley and South Croydon. It is six years since the major flooding in Kenley and Purley, when emergency services had to work around the clock to … Continue reading →

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Talking Therapies, South East Cancer Help Centre, Feb 25

Posted on February 19, 2020 by
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