Tag Archives: Toni Letts

Scott forced to U-turn over developer’s Barham Road scheme

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Paul Scott, the puppet-master on the council’s planning committee, was forced to make an embarrassing U-turn last night over a developer’s application to turn a Victorian family home in South Croydon into five small flats. As Inside Croydon reported yesterday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, South Croydon, Toni Letts, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Planning protests expected as Scott angers residents

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE reports ahead of what could prove to be another contentious session in the council chamber, amid calls for a domineering councillor to stand down from a committee Security is likely to be tight at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Toni Letts, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Excrement ‘hand-delivered’ to councillor in row over planning

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

Being a councillor is becoming an increasingly shitty proposition. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports ahead of tonight’s Town Hall meeting on how ‘a council motion’ has taken on whole new meaning Tension is running high at the Town Hall, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Selhurst, Stuart King, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Private school’s sports staff enjoyed £30,000 party at The Ritz

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Whitgift School has charitable status and the generous tax breaks that go with it, yet they spared no expense for a piss up at one of the flashiest venues in the West End. By GENE BRODIE, education correspondent Whitgift … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Charity, Christopher Ramsey, Croydon Central, Elliot Daly, Football, Gavin Barwell, Marland Yarde, Rugby Union, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Planning chair prejudices position with speech for developers

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

The charge that Croydon’s Blairite council leadership is too cosy with property developers and their architect chums has been given even greater weight, after the chair of the borough’s planning committee gave a rousing speech at a launch event for … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leon House, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Toni Letts, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Leon House given new purpose as its flats go up for sale

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, goes to the top of a Croydon landmark and finds some merit in conversions Even on a day when a winter storm is scudding through just above our heads, from the 22nd floor roof garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Fairfield, Housing, Leon House, London-wide issues, Planning, Property, South Croydon, Toni Letts | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Scott in shock resignation as chair of planning committee

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Local democracy reporter KEN LEE reports on the latest bizarre conduct in the Town Hall chamber In what must be one of the least transparent pieces of council business conducted even under this Town Hall administration, Paul Scott, the all-powerful … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments