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‘Crap’ council is caught taping over the cracks of listed building
Croydon Council has been accused of failing to protect and preserve one of the town centre’s heritage buildings, the Grade II-listed Segas House, on the corner of Katharine Street and Wellesley Road. The office building was given listed status in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon School of Art, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Nestle Tower, Planning, Ria Patel, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Electric House, Fairfield, Fairfield ward, Grade II, Green Party, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Segas House, Tory, Town Centre
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Perry says there’s no alternative to his budget. But there’s lots
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
Chinese whispers catch out part-time Perry over Nestlé Tower
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
Chinese whispers increase fears for £500m Queen’s Square
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
Chinese developers buy Nestlé Tower in £60m property deal
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
Posted in Business, Delancey, Environment, Housing, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, Queens Gardens, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Delancey, Minerva, Nestle Tower, Segas House, St George's Walk
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Segas House school scheme dropped over Minerva sale price
“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
Five good reasons why we should treasure this Art Deco gem
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
Posted in Art, Business, Environment, Fairfield, Planning, Segas House
Tagged Art Deco, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Roehampton University, Segas House
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Long overdue that we found proper future for Segas House
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
Posted in Art, Croydon Council, David Callam, Education, Planning, Schools, Segas House
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Education, Roehampton University, schools, Segas House, Tim Pollard, Tory, Wellesley Road
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