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NEW ONLINE REPORTING FOR ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOURCroydon Council has developed a reporting form on its Website for residents plagued with yobs, fly tipping, nuisance neighbours or any other kind of antisocial behaviour. Go to www.croydon.gov.uk/reportasb and give details of the problem. You can remain anonymous if you wish or leave contact details so that the Council can update you with the actions being taken. If there is a serious incident you should phone the police before making any report. Dial 999 if the incident is still happening and you require an emergency response. Alternatively contact your Safer Neighbourhood Team when an immediate response is not necessary.
OTTAWAY WELCOMES NEW RULES ON GARDEN GRABBING . . . . BUT THREE NEW APPLICATIONS THIS WEEK IN FOXLEY LANE
Richard Ottaway, Conservative MP for Croydon South, has welcomed the Government’s announcement to remove ‘garden’ land from the definition of ‘previously developed’ land. He said the decision was particularly important for South Croydon.
In this weeks Planning Applications (see Planning section) there are three applications for new houses in Foxley Lane at numbers 65,69 and 99. (Click here for more details)
MORE PURLEY NEWS
Fun Day wants your support at Waitrose . . . . Lavender Farm now open . . . Yoga Purley Library date changed . . . . Illegal disabled parking leads to big fines . . . . Riddlesdown student playing at Dale Road Music Club . . (Click here for more details)
THIS WEEKS BLOGS . . . .
Go to - Purley Village Blogs for full entries.
Peter: puts his views on improving traffic flow through the town . . . and says keep the gyratory.
John: says the town needs a clean up, and is supported by
Ken: who has sent his views to the local Councillors.
M Boniface: argues that reversing the entrance/exit to the multi-storey would not be a good idea.
Elsie: asks will there be of the 2009 summer flower installations in the town centre.
Don: also makes the suggestion that the road under the railway bridge leading to Godstone Road is widened.
David: also complains about the litter on Purley streets and alleys and says: - If we want people to invest in the town . . . and the public to visit . . . something must be done.
4-YEAR REPRIEVE for PURLEY POOL . . . . . CONSULTATION CASH to INVESTIGATE if PURLEY CROSS can be IMPROVED
Picture: Purley Swimming Pool , Gym and multi-storey car park that were previously planned to be closed last year prior to being demolished, are to stay open for another four years. The leader of Croydon Council, Cllr Mike Fisher, gave the news this week to Fred Wallis, who has led the campaign to keep a pool in Purley. At a meeting at the Pool on Tuesday Cllr Fisher (left) and local Councillors Donald Speakman and Badsha Quadir met Fred (centre) and Wendy Smith, of Fusion, who run the pool for the Council.
Cllr Fisher gave the group the news that the decision had been made to keep the pool open for at least another four years. The hour long meeting also toured the pool to discuss aspects of pool management such as cleaning and low level maintenance.
TfL give Council 200,000 POUNDS to INVESTIGATE possible ROAD IMPROVEMENTS at PURLEY CROSS
TfL has given Croydon Council 200,000 pounds to employ consultants to investigate possible ways to improve traffic flow at the junction of the A23 and A22 in Purley. Discussing the scheme with Purley traders on Tuesday, Cllr Steve O’Connell said that he welcomed the investigation, but could not forecast an outcome. He commented – the result may be to simply leave things as they are.
Over the last five years four road transport consultants have studied how changes could be made to the Purley gyratory system. One suggestion that was part of a Tesco enlargement scheme was for a crossroad system to be introduced. Tesco was to part fund the changes, but withdrew from the scheme. Consultants were later appointed and put forward another scheme incorporating crossroads, but this failed to obtain funding from TfL and the Ministry of Transport as it was deemed to have unproven benefits in traffic flow.
Comments from traders at the meeting criticised TfL for not allowing town entry signs into Purley saying they would clutter main roads into the town. On trader commented - Because main roads pass through the town does not mean we do not need to tell people where the town is. We need signs like Banstead, Wallington and Selsdon.
Another comment was that the bus lane TfL had installed at Old Lodge Lane was unnecessary and slowed traffic exiting the gyratory, and that the bus stand currently in the new town square area should be removed.
ROBBERY AT THOMAS COOK IN PURLEY
Two robbers stole one-thousand-five-hundred pounds from the Thomas Cook branch in Purley on Tuesday morning. The thieves threatened the staff in the Currency Exchange section of the store with what could have been a gun covered in material. The money was handed over and they ran off.
MORE PURLEY NEWS . . . . . .
Scouts raise 3,000 pounds at Summer Fair. . . . .You can still see Purley improvement plans . . . . . . Credit Card snatch . . . . . School Celebrates 100th birthday . . . . Plants popular . . . . . John Lewis opening date. (Click here for more details)
THIS WEEKS BLOGS
Ken: Has sent us an email complaining about the cleanliness of Purley that he has sent to local Councillors.
M Boniface: A regular user of Purley car parks gives her views on the suggestion of reversing the entrance and exit routing to the multi-storey.
Jean Hain: Reports on recent fund raising.
Michael: Comments on Purley Improvements.
Peter: Replies to a previous blog about Purley improvements and points out parking spaces will be reduced.
EXHIBITION of PURLEY IMPROVEMENT PLANS gets GENERAL APPROVAL and START DATE . . . .
Picture: There was overall approval by the steady stream of visitors who attended the exhibition of the Councils plans for improving the Purley street scene held last week-end. However, some representatives of local organisations who had attended consultation meetings were disappointed that suggestions made had not been incorporated in the scheme. One suggestion not taken up was that the bus stand used for parking buses during drivers rest periods and in the centre of the new Town Square area (above) should be moved. Other suggestions were that some artwork should be included and that the exit and entrance of the multi-storey car park be reversed to avoid car park exit traffic passing through the square. Neither suggestion is included in the scheme.
It is planned for work on the improvements to commence in October.
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