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Tag Archives: Robert Jenrick
Whitehall has waived finance rules to save councils from S114
Only now is it beginning to emerge how Croydon escaped the ignominy of becoming the first London borough this century to issue a Section 114 notice and admit that they were broke: there was a deal done quietly with Whitehall … Continue reading
Residents’ associations angrily reject Scott’s concrete plans
Croydon’s housing targets are out-of-step with the Mayor’s London Plan, and residents are on the warpath against the Town Hall’s planning chief, reports BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent When Paul Scott, the architect behind Croydon’s disastrous planning and housing policies, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Geoff James, HADRA, Housing, Kenley, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, HADRA, KENDRA, Kenley, Labour, London, Mayor, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scott, Purley, Robert Jenrick, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead, SRA, Tory
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Croydon in crisis: Government cash is only ‘a sticking plaster’
A government coronavirus bail-out for councils is “no more than a sticking plaster”, and represents only a small fraction of the £10billion black hole confronting local authorities, as today’s announcement of an extra £500million leaves many Town Halls short-changed. The … Continue reading
Croydon Tories in call for public inquiry into Brick by Brick
Croydon Tories have appealed to a government minister to hold an urgent inquiry into the running of Brick by Brick, the council’s in-house house-builders. The call was made public at last night’s meeting of the full council by Tim Pollard, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Lynne Hale, Planning, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Robert Jenrick, Tony Newman, Tory
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MP Philp asks Whitehall to investigate cheap land sales to BxB
About five years ago, Robert Jenrick was being considered by local Conservatives as their possible candidate for Croydon South, until an even safer safe Tory seat came up in Newark. So it is perhaps with added interest that Jenrick, now … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Robert Jenrick, Tony Newman, Tory
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