Tag Archives: URV

Planners block proposed primary school on Purley Way

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

Croydon Council planners have rejected proposals to build a primary school close to one of south London’s busiest road junctions on the Purley Way. In a rare example of Croydon’s planning department displaying clarity of thought and common sense, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Planning, Purley Way, Schools, Sean Fitzsimons, URV, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon council offices cost more to build than The Shard

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

Fisher’s Folly, the glass palace that is our council’s headquarters which opened just over a year ago and which cost the borough’s Council Tax-payers’ £144 million, was more expensive to build than The Shard. That’s the conclusion reached by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Jon Rouse, Leisure services, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Property, Taberner House, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Advisors reject Taberner redevelopment as ‘Eastern Bloc’

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

Croydon Council not only wants to bulldoze through Queen’s Gardens, but it is already bulldozing through its own planning policies to do so, as it conspires with its billionaire builder partners to make more than £100 million from building on … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Planning, Taberner House, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Laings give up on URV schemes due to lack of interest

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Croydon Council’s “innovative” £450 million urban regeneration vehicle will not be copied by any other local authority any time soon, as their partners in the scheme, John Laing, have announced that they will not be bidding for any more such … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Fusion, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Leisure services, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Sport, URV, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment