There was a webcast yesterday from the developer who wants to replace the row of terraced houses just North of Purley station, the station car park and other local buildings (but not the multi-storey car park) by over 200 flats, with NO car parking provided for the new homes (except a few for the disabled). The staion car park will be closed during building works and a reduced size car park will reopen when building is ciompleted. This caused a lot of concern to those who were listening, partcularly when compared with the current houses which generally have one space each. As usual, we were told that because the site is so close to excellent public transport, car parking is unnecessary, but try telling that to a family with two or three young kids who need to be transported to school, or perhaps need to commute West to Epsom for example.
A formal plan will be submitted in the Summer, but given the Labour council's enthusiasm for continued and reckless overdevelopment of Purley, it's almost certain to be approved, whatever scheme is proposed.
