Third Croydon Heritage Festival announced

A week-long celebration of Croydon’s rich history will again be held in the summer. n The Croydon Heritage Festival is once again being organised by town charity The Whitgift Foundation, which this year will have the theme ‘Famous Croydon’. n The third Croydon Heritage Festival will get under way on Saturday, June 20, with Heritage […]

AMP House is 95 per cent let

 Three tenants have signed long-term leases at Schroder UK Property Fund’s AMP House in Croydon. n Insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher have signed a 10-year lease with insurer Direct Line and electrical heating unit supplier Chromalox agreeing nine-year deals with each company taking in the region of 6,000sq ft. Each of the companies is paying […]

Coulsdon schemes taken to the high court

A judicial review into two major developments in Coulsdon will be heard in the spring. n A high court hearing into both Barratt Homes’ plan to build 675 homes on the former Cane Hill Hospital site and a plan to build a new Waitrose supermarket and community centre on Lion Green Road car park will […]

Hear about Croydon’s future at CCEC dinner

Croydon Council’s new director of development Colm Lacey will be the guest speaker at the Croydon Constructing Excellence Club’s annual dinner and AGM. n Anyone interested in attending the event – at Fairfield Halls on Thursday, February 12 – is urged to book as soon as possible. n Following a drinks reception, sponsored by Mott […]

Croydon seeks Wandle Park funding

Croydon is among seven borough’s which are competing for funding from the Mayor’s Big Green Fund. n The Croydon-based ‘Access to Wandle Park’ project could be in line for up to £175,000 investment from Boris Johnson’s scheme to improve London’s green spaces. n Councillor Kathy Bee, Croydon Council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: […]

Croydon’s ‘win-win-win’ scenario

Croydon is experiencing a hat-trick of factors influencing the borough’s property sector which is helping it to significantly outperform the market as a whole, according to professional services firm Stiles Harold Williams. n According to the professional services firm the ‘win-win-win’ effect, backed by the rising of London’s market, has been caused by the feel-good […]

Chloe shortlisted for architects’ award

Architect Chloe Phelps is in the running for a prestigious award after playing a role in a number of Croydon developments. The 33-year-old, who has been with Croydon Council since January last year, is among eight finalists in the Emerging Woman Architect of the Year award organised by Architect Journal. “It is a real honour […]

Council acts to tackle housing shortage

Croydon Council wants to bring hundreds of empty properties across the borough back into use. n The local authority has identified at 662 privately-owned homes which could be brought back into use but believes there are many more which could meet demand – with around 5,000 people currently on its waiting list. n While it […]

Businesses handed rates warning

Business owners are being warned they stand to lose thousands of pounds in rate rebates if they do not act promptly. n They could potentially lose five years of rates savings because of a proposed change in legislation announced as part of the government’s budgetary statement in December, according to Croydon property firm Stiles Harold […]

Purley BID moves a step closer

Purley has taken the first step towards creating a business improvement district after securing £50,000 of funding. n The money, half provided by the GLA with the rest coming from Croydon Council, British BIDs and local support will allow the Purley Business Association to start campaigning to persuade local businesses of the benefits of signing […]