Kenley

Kenley

Gayle and Ola work hard to ensure Kenley’s green spaces and unique character is protected. 

They ensure the needs of residents are taken care of and the concerns of Kenley residents are heard; such as inappropriate planning applications, road safety & parking provisions.

Gayle and Ola are available for private appointments or home visits at any reasonable time. You can also visit one of their ward surgeries with no appointment needed. They are held in the Small Hall, Kenley Memorial Hall (CR8 5AB) from 9.30-11.30am on the following dates:
23rd July
27th August
24th September
26th November
17th December

People
Chris Philp

Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Digital Economy

Since being elected six years ago I have tried to be an active and energetic local MP, and I hope you have seen this. I aim to deliver real results for our neighbourhood, as the box on this page shows.

Gayle Gander

Gayle Gander

Kenley

I have lived in Kenley for the past nine years with my teenage son, Joe. I believe that Kenley is a beautiful and special place – I know it well as I regularly walk the family dog around Kenley’s green spaces and feel proud to live here.

Ola Kolade

Ola Kolade

Kenley
Cabinet Member for Community Safety

I'm local to Kenley, where I live with my wife Fiona and our two-year-old daughter Chloe. We love Kenley and have chosen to make the local area our home for our young family. 

See Also

Croydon South

From 2002 to May 2018 each parliamentary constituency in Croydon was made up of exactly eight wards, all fully contained within it. Shortly after taking control in 2014 Croydon Labour requested a review of the local authority boundaries.

News

Reduced train services from Kenley - update

In my blog on 13th September, I reported on the reasons why the train operator had reduced the number of trains on the Caterham branch line. I said that I was hoping to meet with GTR to discuss the situation.

Reduced train services from Kenley

Kenley Councillors have been working with our GLA Member, Neil Garratt to understand why Southern train services on the Caterham line have been reduced.

Development site in Kenley

A short guide to making effective comments on a Planning Application

Since we were elected as Kenley Councillors in May 2022, many residents have got in touch to discuss planning applications in the Ward and we wanted to help local residents by publishing some guidance on how best to comment, either in support or against an application.

Update from Kenley Councillors

It’s been a busy couple of months since the elections in May and as your councillors, we wanted to give you an update of what’s going on in Kenley and across the borough.

Healthy school streets

Local elections are too important to leave to chance

For many of us, local government has a bigger impact on our everyday lives than central government. Here’s why.

How many services do you reckon are delivered by local authorities? 50? 100? 200? In fact, councils provide over 700 services to their residents.

Croydon - An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Natural England is currently holding a Boundary Review for the Surrey Hills Area of Outstandinf Natural Beauty (‘AONB’), and considering extending its boundaries to parts of Croydon including Riddlesdown Common and Farthing Downs.

Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church - Food Stop

I've had the opportunity to visit the Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church Food Stop, the team there do an amazing job supporting the local community. They are raising £5,000 to fund 100 'all you need for Christmas dinner' hampers and additional Christmas food to further support families in the local ar

Keeping Kenley Clean

Keeping Kenley Clean is one of my top priorities, residents recently raised what had become an health & safety issue on Godstone road with me and and I was pleased to work with the Neighborhood Safety Team to get this resolved.