Tag Archives: Taberner House

Eyewitness: I saw man climbing the crane. I was scared for him

Posted on April 17, 2020 by

An eyewitness has told Inside Croydon of the terrifying incident when they saw a man climbing a construction crane hundreds of feet above the ground on a building site in the centre of Croydon. The man eventually came down from … Continue reading →

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Extra CCTV camera for Queen’s Gardens over safety concerns

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Queen’s Gardens, the much-reduced open space in the town centre, soon to be made into a quasi-private park for the residents of a tower block, is to get an extra security camera to, in the words of the council, “help … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Gardens workshop and design sessions, Mar 24-Jul 14

Posted on February 7, 2018 by
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Taberner House developers still don’t have building start date

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

BARRATT HOLMES on another prestigious scheme in the town centre which seems to have come to a grinding halt Five years since Taberner House was demolished and almost a year since planning permission was granted for the site – including … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick’s profitable Blairite response to Right to Buy

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire has, rightly, focused attention on safety around the nation’s low-cost housing. But underlining the lack of attention given to the conditions of such homes and the ongoing under-investment in council housing has been … Continue reading →

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Saffron Central wants to go out with one last burst of colour

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

Croydon’s town centre saffron farm is again appealing for donations and volunteers for one last summer spree of colour before the builders move in on Queen’s Gardens and the site of the former council offices. This year’s theme is to … Continue reading →

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Council set to wave through £800,000 flats built on public park

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

The full horror of the over-tall overdevelopment of tower blocks on the site of Taberner House is beginning to be revealed, as documents with some design drawings have been published and the planning process has been opened up for public … Continue reading →

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Negrini heads council team to MIPIM’s ‘booze and hooker fest’

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

The PR flunkies putting together Croydon Council’s delegation to next month’s “booze and hooker fest” in the South of France are refusing to say who is paying for the junket. WALTER CRONXITE reports Croydon will be one of 16 London … Continue reading →

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Council-backed £800,000 flats cast a shadow over public park

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Amid the ludicrous claims that £800,000 yuppie apartments to be built on the site of former council offices at Taberner House are in any way “affordable”, LEWIS WHITE attended last week’s consultation session which also confirmed that developers … Continue reading →

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£800,000: that’s an ‘affordable’ flat according to developer

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

One of the great mysteries of London life in the 21st century – exactly how much does an “affordable” home cost? – may have finally been solved. Because, according to the managing director of the company to which Croydon Council … Continue reading →

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