Taberner House homes get green light

The site of the former Croydon Council offices is set to be transformed into 420 new homes after planning permission was granted. n Make’s proposal for a high quality, sustainable development will deliver the aspirations of the Mid-Croydon Masterplan and the Opportunity and Area Planning Framework on behalf of the Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle, […]

Coffee stop on Ruskin Walk

 Passengers making their way to and from East Croydon Station will soon be able to buy a coffee on the new pedestrian walkway linking Croydon town centre with East Croydon station. n Developers Stanhope are advertising an opportunity for a mobile coffee vendor to be located on Ruskin Walk, which crosses their development site en […]

Summit for Croydon TechCity

The inaugural Croydon Tech City summit is to be held at Croydon College on Friday, June 6, 2014. n Croydon is home to over a thousand digital, creative and software companies, making it the second biggest cluster of tech and media businesses outside central London. n It also currently boasts the highest growth rate, demonstrating […]

Farrell Review praises Croydon planners

Croydon has been singled out in the Farrell Review for its “examplar” approach to planning. n The review, led by Sir Terry Farrell and backed by a panel of 11 industry leaders, published its findings last week after a national review of architecture and the build environment. n And Croydon’s approach was singled out with […]

Croydon TechCity seek share of £50m pot

Croydon TechCity is to the lobby the government for a share of a £50million fund. n Prime Minister David Cameron has set aside the sum for the redevelopment of Silicon Roundabout in Old Street, East London. n However, despite being London’s fastest growing tech cluster with more than 1,000 companies, Croydon is still to receive […]

Cane Hill development plans move forward

Croydon Council’s Strategic Planning Committee resolved last night (Thursday, April 3rd) to approve plans for the redevelopment of the former Cane Hill Hospital site by Barratt and Ward Homes, subject to further legal agreements. n The plans consist of 99 new, one and two bedroom apartments, 551 new, two, three, four and five bedroom houses; […]

Supermarket to replace car park

Plans for a supermarket and health centre in Coulsdon have been approved by Croydon Council. n The strategic planning permission has granted permission for CCURV, the council’s partnership with developer John Laing, to develop an existing council-run car park in Lion Green Road. n It is estimated around 150 jobs will be created on the […]

St Michael Square plans unveiled

Plans to redevelop an area of West Croydon are on display to the public on Thursday, April 3. n Developer Barratt London is exhibiting its pre-application proposals for the St Michael’s Square site between Poplar Walk and Station Road from 4pm to 8pm. n One of the key areas within Croydon Council’s West Croydon Masterplan, […]

Rival MPs to debate Croydon TechCity

Two Croydon MPs will go head to head in a debate about the borough’s burgeoning technology centre on Thursday, April 10, 2014. n Labour MP Steve Reed, who represents Croydon North, and Conservative Gavin Barwell, the MP for Croydon Central, will take part in a debate called Croydon TechCity: The Politicians’ View at Croydon Conference […]

Fresh jobs boost for Croydon

The steady increase in the number of people in Croydon finding work is continuing. n The latest figures published in the Labour Market Bulletin show that, compared to a year ago, the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) has fallen by 2,855 – a drop of 28% from February 2013’s total of 10,130, to […]