Purley & Woodcote

Simon, Oni and Badsha are hard at work for you in Purley & Woodcote. We deal with about 40 casework items every month, ranging from missed bin collections and social services issues through to children's schooling and of course the dozens of utterly inappropriate planning applications which continue to flood in all over the ward.  It's outrageous that Purley is currently supplying about 40% of all new homes in the whole of Croydon - what about the other 26 wards? 

We're making sure that Purley and Woodcote has very strong representation in the town hall.

We are delighted to meet residents by appointment to discuss any local issues; please contact us to make arrangements.

People
Chris Philp

Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts

Since being elected four 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.

Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Purley & Woodcote
Deputy Opposition Chief Whip
Group Secretary
Federation Treasurer

Simon Brew worked as a technical consultant and project manager for IBM for nearly 30 years, and he still runs a small PC maintenance business.

Oni Oviri

Oni Oviri

Purley & Woodcote
Shadow Cabinet Deputy for Culture, Leisure and Sport

Oni Oviri has a strong affinity to Purley, having resided in the area for over 27 years. She runs her own Management Consultancy, advising the Public, Private and Third Sector on best practice Procurement, Supply chain and Logistics management.

Badsha Quadir

Badsha Quadir

Purley & Woodcote
Shadow Cabinet Deputy for Transport, Environment and Regeneration

Badsha is a successful local businessman who lives with his wife and three children in Purley where he has been a resident for 34 years. Since being elected in 2010, Badsha has promoted Purley regeneration and a safer and cleaner Purley.

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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Helen and Simon are working hard in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, listening to local residents and acting on their concerns.

News

Damaged Road Sign on Brighton Road-now repaired

Last October I wrote to the Council to notify them about a very bent road sign at Purley Downlands Precint. After several reminder emails I am pleased to say it has now finally been fixed!

 

Construction misery in Russell Hill area

These photos were taken recently by residents in Russell Hill / Road & More Close / Foxley Lane area, where there are no less than NINE building sites currently under construction, and another ENORMOUS one with 155 flats is threatened at 922-930 Purley Way. 

14 Oakwood Avenue application for 20 flats withdrawn AGAIN

On 5 February, I blogged that this planning application had been withdrawn from the planning committee agenda at VERY short notice, and at the time it was stated that this was because it was realised, NINE MONTHS after a tree report had been lodged, that it had not been loaded to the website.

Purley Planning onslaught

In a recent speech I made at a Council meeting  in regards to DEMOC, I spoke of the onslaught of planning applications and permissions granted in Purley and Woodcote. I had mentioned that Purley is supplying 30% of the housing target in the entire borough of Croydon, which is bewildering.

Extra support grants for Croydon businesses-Update

Croydon business owners needing financial support as a result of Covid-19 lockdown can now apply for a new grant of up to £10,000 provided by central government and run by the council.

Two more family homes in Selcroft Rd to be replaced by 24 flats?

Developers have just lodged a planning application to demolish the NINTH family home with garden in Selcroft Road, Purley. They're at 34A, 51,53,55,61,63 Selcroft Rd and 2 Purley Hill, and the new one is to replace 57-59 by two rectangular slab blocks containing 24 flats.  If approved, this means

Purley is currently supplying about 50% of CROYDON's new homes :-(

In the “place” of Purley over the last 18 months, planning permission is under active consideration or has been granted for about 60 individual homes to be replaced by blocks of 7-20 flats adding up to about 400 new homes; in addition Mosaic Place, 922 Purley Way, Whytecliffe Road South, Foxley L

Oakwood Avenue planning application withdrawn at 30 minutes notice?!

Early In 2020, a planning application was lodged (20/01625/FUL) to demolish the bungalow at 14 Oakwood Avenue and replace it by a block of no less that 20 flats. The local residents launched a very strong campaign against it and over 500 people have lodged objections.