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Planning Report – October 2020
To find out the latest news on what is being planned in your local area, check out our latest Planning Report with up-to-date information on Planning Applications including developments in:
- Ash Tree Close
- Land to the Rear of Shirley Inn Public House
- Orchard Avenue
- Orchard Park High School
- Potters Close
- Sandrock Pub
- Shirley Avenue
- Shirley Road and Woodmere Avenue.
With additional updates on our Planning Complaints; our request for a formal change to policy for the ‘Shirley Focussed Intensification’ Area; information and useful links for the new Government White Paper Consultation – Planning for the Future and what to expect from the next stages of the Croydon Plan Review.
Also, take a look at the MORA Planning App, which gives you an easy way to track all the current and recent planning applications within the MORA area. It’s simple to use and free for you to access.
NHS Covid-19 App
The new NHS COVID-19 app, now available to download for free, is the fastest way to see if you’re at risk from coronavirus. The faster you know, the quicker you can alert and protect your loved ones and community.
The app has a number of tools to protect you, including contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. It uses proven technology from Apple and Google, designed to protect every user’s privacy.
Anyone aged 16 and over is being asked to install the app on to their smartphone.
The app instructs users to self-isolate for 14 days if it detects they were nearby someone who has the virus. It also has a check-in scanner to alert owners if a venue they have visited is found to be an outbreak hotspot.
The app is available for smartphones only – not tablets, smartwatches or other devices.
To get started, go to Android’s Google Play or Apple’s App Store and search for “NHS Covid-19“.
The handsets must have Android 6.0 (released in 2015) or iOS 13.5 (released in May 2020) and Bluetooth 4.0 or higher. That excludes the iPhone 6 and older versions of Apple’s handsets.
Croydon Council Planning Register Maintenance
Due to essential maintenance work the Croydon Council’s Planning Public Access Register will be unavailable between 17:00 on Friday 25th September and 08:00 on Monday 28th September.
Objections for the Planning Application for 75 Shirley Avenue (consultation expiry date is the 27th September) can still be sent via email directly to development.management@croydon.gov.uk up to 27th September and they will be added to the list of objections after 28th (normally, objections received after consultation closes are accepted if there are good reasons for the delay).
Latest Update from the DEMOC Campaign
Croydon Council have responded to their voters’ legitimate petition containing over 17,000 valid signatures and calling for the people to be given the choice next May.
The Council has the legal power to call a referendum on 6 May, the same day as the London Mayor and Assembly elections. That is the obvious day to have it because the extra cost would be minimal and if decided, a Mayor would be elected in May 2022 when the local Council elections take place.
The law gives the people the right to a referendum if 5% of voters demand one. In Croydon 5% is 13,788 voters. Although over 17,000 voters signed the petition, the Council Leadership refuses to use their legal powers to call the referendum in May.
It’s time for all Councillors to stand up for the people and make sure they are given the choice they demand in May 2021.
We are of course disappointed if not surprised by this decision. We are clarifying some points with the Council and will keep you informed as events proceed. We remain confident that sooner or later, the referendum will happen, and the people of Croydon will choose to have a mayor.
Getting the message out
We are still getting leaflets out in target areas. We have the following leafleting sessions over the next couple of weeks in South Norwood/Selhurst. Please join us in getting our leaflets out. All sessions will socially distanced and we ask people to come and collect leaflets and maps, then go off in small groups. We will also ask you to later confirm what roads you completed.
Sessions:
Tuesday 22-Sep 6:45pm
Meeting outside: The Clifton Arms 21 Clifton Rd, Selhurst, London SE25 6NJ
Sunday 27-Sep 11am
Meeting outside: The Cherry Tree 32 Station Rd, South Norwood, London SE25 5AG
Wednesday 30-Sep 6:45pm
Meeting outside: The Cherry Tree 32 Station Rd, South Norwood, London SE25 5AG
If you can, please come along and help us get the message out to the people of Croydon that we need a Democratically Elected Mayor!
Thanks for all your support.
LET’S MAKE THE COUNCIL LISTEN TO RESIDENTS
From: The Campaign for a Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon