Property & Planning

MP STEVE REED OBJECTS TO QUEENS HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT PLANS – “Bigger than Park Lane Hilton” Croydon North MP Steve Reed has joined the growing numbers of those objecting to the proposed redevelopment at the Queens hotel, Church Road, Crystal Palace. Mr Reed, in whose

QUEENS HOTEL: RESIDENTS QUOTE CASE LAW AS THEY OBJECT TO PLANS / NEW APPLICATIONS FOR FITZROY GARDENS HOUSES Residents of Fitzroy and Wakefield Gardens have raised case law in their objections to the Queens hotel plans. They say that in order for Croydon council to grant consent for t

NORWOOD SOCIETY OPPOSE QUEENS HOTEL PLANS – QUESTION BUILDING’S FUTURE USE The Norwood Society have voiced their opposition to major development plans at the historic Queens hotel on Church Road saying there is no mention of restaurants, meeting rooms, conference and banqu

AUCKLAND RISE: CONTROVERSIAL PLANS SET TO BE APPROVED DESPITE NUMEROUS REASONS FOR ‘NO DEVELOPMENT’ Controversial plans to build infill homes on the Auckland Rise estate are set to get the go-ahead at a Croydon council planning committee tomorrow evening (Wednesday). A myr

AUCKLAND RISE: LOCAL GROUPS NOT CONSULTED – OR STEVE REED MP  Myriad of criticisms include: “Just because Brick by Brick is the council’s own development company, it should not mean they can be exempt from any official plans and guidance.” “If Brick by Brick ha

AUCKLAND RISE: OFFICERS REPORT TO TOMORROW NIGHT’S PLANNING MEETING Among comments made in a report to tomorrow night’s meeting (6.30 pm, Croydon town hall) are the following: The Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan identifies the estate as not detracting from the conserva

ROGUE BUILDER JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER CONNING HOMEOWNER OUT OF MORE THAN £120,000 – “Work below standard of limited DIY-er” A rogue builder who lied to, deceived and conned a homeowner out of £121,901 over the course of 18 months has been jailed for four years an

CROYDON COUNCIL’S BRICK BY BRICK PLANS SLAMMED – “NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCLUDED”  SAY NORWOOD SOCIETY New developments by the Croydon-council owned Brick by Brick have no affordable housing included in them, say the Norwood Society. Philip Goddard, who chairs

EYESORE FLATS SET TO GET GO-AHEAD “An undistinguished  block of flats of little architectural merit” is set to get the go-ahead from a Croydon council planning committee tomorrow night (Thursday). The disparaging comment comes from Phillip Goddard, chairman of the Norwood