Purley & Woodcote

Purley & Woodcote

Simon, Samir and Holly 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 fighting for local people on planning issues.

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
Jason Perry

Jason Perry

Mayor of Croydon
Leader of the Conservative Group, Croydon Council

Jason Perry is the Directly Elected Executive Mayor of Croydon. He lives in South Croydon and previously served as a Croydon Councillor since 1994.

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.

Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Purley & Woodcote
Croydon Council Conservative Group Secretary
Federation Treasurer

Simon Brew has lived in Purley & Kenley for over 40 years and raised his three children here, and he now has eight grand-children.

Samir Dwesar

Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote
Deputy Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

Samir has lived in and around Purley his whole life. His family has been in Croydon for over 50 years and he attended local schools. He has been involved in local politics for a number of years and is looking forward to working to have a Council which positively delivers for residents.

Ramsey

Holly Ramsey

Purley & Woodcote

Holly lives in Purley and Woodcote, and has been concerned about the increasing number of developments in the area. Her priority is making sure that Purley sees the right developments taking place that preserve the character of the area.

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.

Purley

The Purley area is split into two wards for Croydon Council, Purley & Woodcote and Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown.

Please use our map to find the relevant ward for you, and find out more about what we are doing in your area!

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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

News

Does Selcroft Road need another two blocks of flats?

Back in 2021, there was a planning application (21/00213/FUL) for 21 flats in two blocks at 57-59 Selcroft Road which was comprehensively rejected by planning officers for a total of 11 different reasons.

Inspection of Council housing estate - Partridge Knoll Purley

The Council has a policy of undertaking a thorough inspection of all Council properties on a regular basis, and it was my pleasure to join the team at today's inspection of the flats at Purley Knoll, off Downs Court Road.

Godstone Road, Purley - A22 road closure this week

We have been advised by SES Water that they will be digging holes for three nights on Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 January 2023 as part of investment to lay new or improve existing pipelines between some of their key treatment works and pumping stations.

New Planning Applications Across Purley & Woodcote

Purley & Woodcote has received more planning applications than any other ward in Croydon besides Fairfield, which is the town centre. As such, I’m used to notifications of new planning applications coming in and lodging objections/referrals where necessary.

Mayor Perry question time: 31/1 6:00-8:00pm Waddon

Please come along to Mayor Perry's public Question Time session to be held at St Georges Church Barrow Rd CR0 4WZ (Waddon) on Tuesday 31/1 at 6:00pm.

Tickets are bookable via Eventbrite here:

Police SNT AGM **TOMORROW THURSDAY 19 JAN**

The AGM for the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) panel for Purley and Woodcote ward is tomorrow Thursday 19/1 at 7:00pm at Christ Church Purley (opposite Rotary Field), so this is a final reminder.