Tag Archives: Segas House

Perry says there’s no alternative to his budget. But there’s lots

Posted on March 8, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Former Conservative MP and Labour councillor ANDREW PELLING, pictured right, an independent candidate in last year’s mayoral election, says that the Mayor has broken a fundamental promise to the borough’s residents  Mayor Jason Perry has adopted a ham-fisted … Continue reading →

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Chinese whispers catch out part-time Perry over Nestlé Tower

Posted on December 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

Jason Perry’s reputation for non-delivery took another huge leap forward today with the news that a senior figure involved with the Chinese property company that owns the landmark Nestlé Tower in the town centre is wanted in the United States … Continue reading →

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Chinese whispers increase fears for £500m Queen’s Square

Posted on February 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

The stalled regeneration of the town centre has suffered yet another blow, possibly a terminal one to a project worth half-billion-pound, which centres on refurbishing the landmark Nestlé Tower, and was seen as among the most significant developments proposed for … Continue reading →

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Chinese developers buy Nestlé Tower in £60m property deal

Posted on March 22, 2017 by insidecroydon

Nestlé Tower, SEGAS House and St George’s Walk in Croydon town centre have been sold to a Chinese development company in a £60million deal. Property Week is reporting that R&F Properties has made the move, its first venture into European … Continue reading →

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Segas House school scheme dropped over Minerva sale price

Posted on January 20, 2015 by insidecroydon

“A victory for commonsense”, to borrow from the UKIP/Freedom Association/Tax-payers Alliance handbook of handy, populist, yet empty statements. But the decision to convert Segas House into a primary school has been binned. The very notion was ludicrous. It was put … Continue reading →

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Five good reasons why we should treasure this Art Deco gem

Posted on October 14, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Yesterday, David Callam explained why Segas House is wholly inappropriate to be used for a primary school, while questioning the architectural merit of the listed building. Here, LEWIS WHITE, a chartered landscape architect from Coulsdon, champions its Art … Continue reading →

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Long overdue that we found proper future for Segas House

Posted on October 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: According to senior sources at the Town Hall, the scheme to convert the Grade II-listed Segas House into a primary school, the brainchild during the previous Tory council of Tim Pollard, has been abandoned because the building would … Continue reading →

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