Croydon Against The Arena

According to Property Week there may finally be signs of progress wrt developing the Gateway site next door to East Croydon Station: "Stanhope and Schroders have submitted a planning applicatio...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2011/03/signs-of-progress.html

I am very sad to see that the site remains untouched, thanks to the funding problems brought about by the delaying tactics of the council.

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2011/03/site-untouched.html

Property Week reports that Croydon Council has finally admitted defeat in its long running battle to impose an arena on Croydon, and said that "it is eager to work with Stanhope and Schroders" t...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/09/plus-ca-change.html

I recommend that you read the Croydon Guardian story about how Croydon Council have wasted our money on their unloved arena plan. "The council reached an agreement with Arrowcroft in May 2006 t...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/08/wasting-our-money.html

Read this week's Croydon Guardian, there is going to be a very interesting story about this subject.

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/08/guardian-news.html

The final nail in the coffin of Croydon council's plans to impose an arena development on Croydon has been firmly hammered in. The Croydon Guardian reports: "Croydon council has been thwarte...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/08/final-nail-in-coffin.html

Breaking News "In a decision announced this morning communities secretary Hazel Blears has rejected the council-backed Arrowcroft arena, homes and offices scheme planned for the Gateway site ...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/victory.html

I am advised that Hazel Blears, in her wisdom, is posting the decision by Royal Mail today and won't tell anyone the result until they have all received it in the post. Has she not heard of emai...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/gateway-decision-update.html

I see that Labour, which foisted the unwanted arena project on Croydon in the first place, has now had a change of heart. PATHETIC HYPOCRITES! "Tony Newman, leader of the Labour party, said: 'I...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/hypocrites.html

Next Wednesday (30 July) is Decision Day for the public inquiry into the arena development on Dingwall Road. Given the departure of Goodwin , director of planning and transportation at Croydon B...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/d-day.html

With very few weeks left before the results of the public inquiry, Stanhope made a full presentation to the Shadow Cabinet on 30 June. It was, I understand, well received with extensive question...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-non-listening-council.html

Is it possible that the resignation of Phillip Goodwin, director of planning and transportation at Croydon Borough Council, is a straw in the wind indicating that Croydon Council will fail in the...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/07/leaving-sinking-ship.html

It is now three months to the day since I first wrote to the Secretary of State , Hazel Blears. Having sent several reminders, and having cajoled Boris Johnson into prodding Ms Blears to answer...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/05/response-sort-of.html

Croydon Council said today it would not contest an appeal lodged by Stanhope and Schroders over non-determination of its planning application to redevelop part of the controversial Croydon Gatewa...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/05/stanhope-and-schroders-win-croydon.html

Here is an extract of a press release made by Arrowcroft (the company pushing for the arena) on 9th December 2003: "PRESS RELEASE Date of issue: 9th December 2003 Croydon Arena to be UK 'cent...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/question-of-money.html

I wrote to Boris Johnson's campaign website, on 16 April, asking: "Where do you stand on the Arena proposals that the council is trying to ram through?" They answered today, and served me a lar...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/large-slice-of-fudge.html

This comment has just been posted on Croydon Is Crap . I would be very grateful if the person who posted it could get in touch with me. Thanks. "My company were the originators of the Stanhope...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/real-scandal-of-arena.html

My thanks to Boris Johnson for stepping in to give Hazel Blears a nudge re her non reply to my letter of the 28th February : "The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP Secretary of State Dept. for Communities ...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/thanks-boris.html

Ken Livingstone asked: "Who needs an arena which will often be empty. Does anyone seriously believe that the Rolling Stones will come and perform in an arena that small?" Source Croydon Guardi...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/ken-blasts-arena-plans-ii.html

Ken Livingstone spoke at the Croydon Business/BID Candidate hustings, and included a section on the Arena. He said that the Arena was a wasted opportunity for Croydon, and a waste of a fantastic...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/ken-blasts-arena-plans.html

Sent to Hazel Blears today: "Dear Ms Blears Please advise as to when you will respond to my letter sent via email and snail mail on 28 February re the Croydon CPO. I have yet to receive any ac...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/04/slow-response.html

The Croydon Advertiser reports that Chief Inspector Phil Willis, in charge of Croydon town centre policing, has warned that neither Croydon council nor Arrowcroft are taking the terror threat ar...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/03/terror-threat-ignored.html

In a particularly pathetic attempt to slow the development of The Gateway site down, and favour their preferred project submitted by Arrowcroft, Croydon Council have been stalling on making a dec...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/03/croydon-council-stalling.html

Further to my earlier article about the letter from Berwin Leighton Paisner (Arrowcroft's lawyers), informing me that the Secretary of State had extended the deadline for making representations ...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/02/snafu.html

Submitted to Hazel Blears today: "Right Honourable Hazel Blears MP The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Planning Division Government Office for London 9th Floor, Riverwalk...

http://catarena.blogspot.com/2008/02/letter-to-hazel-blears.html