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Planners block proposed primary school on Purley Way
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 CCURV, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Harris Federation, Oasis, Purley Way, Tory, URV, Waddon
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Croydon council offices cost more to build than The Shard
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 Bernard Weatherill House, CCURV, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, John Laing, Jon Rouse, Labour, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, URV
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Advisors reject Taberner redevelopment as ‘Eastern Bloc’
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
Laings give up on URV schemes due to lack of interest
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
