Brick by Brick planned developments - Public Meeting. 15/03/2018 21:48:00......Posted by Scott Roche
It was great to see such a huge turnout tonight for the Croydon Conservative public meeting, about the wide concerns residents have with the borough wide planned Brick by Brick developments.
Residents associations came together from all over Croydon, to protest against numerous planned Brick by Brick developments, and the dismay with the labour council not listening to petitions raised, official objections to the planning committee etc.
I fully support and understand that we as a borough have to play our part building new houses in London, but this should be approached more sensibly and logically, looking at brown field sights first for example, and not recklessly upsetting communities by not listening to their genuine concerns!
Once again, this is an example where the Labour council have proved they simply do not listen to residents’ concerns.
It is clearly a huge issue for us in Shirley, Jason and myself would always fight to #SaveShirley!
Old recycling box collections 21/09/2018 11:59:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
The council has released the following information about collections of the old recycling boxes. I can't guarantee they will actually do it but this is the official procedure. Since they are suggesting you leave them on the kerbside for up to two weeks and it is currently very windy they'll need to be kept an eye on!
~~Collections of old recycling boxes begin next week
Residents who want their old recycling boxes collected after receiving new bins should put their boxes out for collection on Monday. The boxes will be collected separately to recycling and waste and this may be on a different day. Residents who want the old boxes collected should leave them empty, with the lid inside, at the kerbside on Monday 24 September. The boxes will be collected over the next two weeks. If residents do not want their boxes collected, they should not leave them in the front garden during this period. The recycling boxes will not be collected from properties that did not receive new bins. Councillor Nina Degrads, deputy cabinet member for clean, green Croydon, said: “We are collecting bins from hundreds of properties across the borough over the next two weeks. “If you want your old recycling box collected please empty it and leave it at the edge of your property. “Of course you are welcome to keep your blue boxes for another purpose if you want but make sure they are not left somewhere the collection team may think they are meant to be taken away.”
SPRA Exec Meeting 18/09/2018 22:05:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
Attended an Exec meeting of the Spring Park Residents Association tonight. Always great to see local residents working together for the benefit of their community. Lots of issues coming up relating to planning, crime, roads and the day to day running of the Association.
The committee are still looking for additional members so if you're a community minded person in their area do drop them a line and see if you can help out. many hands make light work!
Land adj to 3 Farm Drive - planning application 13/09/2018 15:35:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
I have today lodged my objection to the current planning application to build on land next to 3 Farm Drive. This land is designated as of special interest for nature conservation and should only be built on when there is an overwhelming case for it. The building of one bungalow for profit is not, in my opinion, such a case and as such I have also referred this application to committee.
The details can be seen on the council webiste at this address:
Sandrock Re-development referred to Committee 06/09/2018 14:12:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
Following on from meeting local residents and visiting the site several times I have now referred this application to committee.
This means that if the councils officers decide that they are going to recommend it being approved it must then go to the planning committee where I will have the chance to speak as well as local residents (and our local MP should she back us). It would then be voted upon by the councillors on the committee as to whether it should go ahead or be refused (or indeed something in between).
My referral objects to the application on the following grounds:
Overdevelopment of the site, failure to protect the viable operation of a public house on the site, failure to respect the character of the area, poor design and a range of other issues.
You can still comment on the application yourself if you have not yet done so via the council website.
Recycling Shredded Paper - clarification 06/09/2018 13:51:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
I am aware that the council leaflet on what can and cannot be recycled has caused some confusion.
So that everyone is clear. Shredded paper CAN be recycled in the blue lidded wheelie bin or box but ONLY if it has been placed in a paper envelope or bag. Please do not put it in loose.
The full list of what goes in which bin can be accessed on the council website by following this link:
Scrutiny Meeting 04/09/2018 23:21:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
Tonight I attended the Council's scrutiny committee meeting to ask questions about the purchase of the freehold of the site of the Croydon Park Hotel by the council. It is being bought for ongoing profit by the council as well as for potential future development opportunities.
The decision would have been taken without any visibility to the public at council meetings if it had not been called in by my colleagues and myself. Spending around £30m of public money should not be taking place behind closed doors.
Sandrock Planning Application open for comments 17/08/2018 15:08:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
This application can now be looked at and commented on by following this link:
Sandrock Site Development Update received today 17/08/2018 13:56:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
Today I received the following update from the developers agents.
At this time I cannot yet see the application on the councils website but will let you know when it appears.
For the record I am opposed to this development.
~~Dear Councillor Cummings
Plans for Sandrock Pub: Planning application now submitted We are writing to update you on the plans to redevelop the Sandrock Pub. We are pleased to report that a planning application has now been submitted to Croydon Borough Council. Over the past two months we have consulted local residents and community groups. The consultation included sending a leaflet to 450 nearby households and businesses informing them of the proposals and inviting them to the public exhibition we held. The leaflet also included a feedback form which allowed people to return comments to the project team. The public exhibition was held on Thursday 31 May in the main hall of Shirley High School. We have engaged with many local residents throughout the consultation. 105 people attended the exhibition. We have also received comments from people sending back the feedback form, emailing us and phoning the consultation Freephone number. The full documents are available to view on the council’s website, using reference 18/03022/FUL. As a reminder, the proposals include: • The refurbishment and extension of the Sandrock Pub to provide an improved customer dining area, toilet facilities, landlord’s accommodation and three new homes. • 16 new homes, on land at the rear of the site, including affordable housing. • 18 car parking spaces, including visitor, disabled and resident parking, along with cycle parking provision for residents, customers and staff of the pub.
We will continue to keep you updated as the application progresses and would be delighted to discuss matters in more detail. If you would like to discuss the plans further, or have any questions, please feel free to contact us on 0800 955 1042 or email sandrock@yourshout.org Yours sincerely, Harry Gilham Your Shout
New address: The Royal Doulton Factory 107 Southbank House Black Prince Road London SE1 7SJ
Shrublands Avenue Planning Meeting 16/08/2018 21:31:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
This evening I and members of the residents association and community centre attended the planning meeting on the application by Brick-by-Brick to build three blocks of flats on some of the green space in Shrublands. Brick-by-Brick is a development company created and owned by the Labour Council. A large number of Shrublands residents had objected to this development when it was first put forward (tellingly none supported it) but at every stage the council has ignored their concerns and pushed ahead. Tonight was the last chance before full planning permission was granted. After meeting with members of the Residents Association on Tuesday and making sure we were all agreed on what we were going to raise we attended the meeting and made our points to the committee. The main arguments we were putting forward tonight were around the poor water pressure on the estate and how additional homes will make it worse, the lack of capacity in the foul water sewers which have back-up on numerous occasions and the risk of flooding incidents being made worse by additional building. Crucially we also questioned that the reports to the committee stated that there have been no flooding incidents before. Despite detailing the experiences of people who live right next to the site and how their flats have indeed flooded in the past we were voted down and the development has now been granted planning permission.
For the record the committee voted in favour of building on the green spaces by 6 votes to 4 as below:
Against the residents: Paul Scott (Lab), Maggie Mansell (Lab), Niroshan Sirisena (Lab), Muhammad Ali (Lab), Chris Clark (Lab), Felicity Flynn (Lab)
Voting with the residents: Scott Roche (Con), Jason Perry (Con), Simon Brew (Con), Stuart Milson (Con)
The Croydon Central MP did not attend or object despite being informed of the residents objections.
We will monitor the development and continue to fight to mitigate the impact on Shrublands residents.
Meeting with Residents opposed to Shrublands Avenue development 14/08/2018 21:51:00.......Posted by Jason Cummings
Met with local Shrublands residents tonight to discuss the application by the council to build three more blocks of flats on green spaces on Shrublands Avenue. Strong concerns raised around water pressure, foul water sewer capacity and flooding issues as well as missing objections already made to planning. We will be going to the planning meeting on Thursday to oppose the plans and ask that they think again.
Thank you to all those who came along to give opinions and examples of previous flooding incidents. We'll do our best!
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