Tag Archives: Taberner House

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 →

Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Paul Scott, Planning, Queens Gardens, Taberner House | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Niall Bolger, Planning, Property, Rise Gallery, Stiles Harold Williams, Sutton Council, Taberner House, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Planning, Queens Gardens, Taberner House | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

£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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Developers to reveal plans to ‘improve’ Queen’s Gardens

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

Sshhh! Don’t tell everyone, but there’s another poorly publicised meeting later this month where developers are going to tell Croydon residents just what’s good for them, and how they plan to annex the only public open space in the town … Continue reading →

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