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 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? 

Oni Oviri is standing down in May, having been elected in 2018. If you wish to contact Oni please visit her page.

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 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
Group Secretary
Deputy Group Whip
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

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

News

High Street tree due to be replaced

You may have read that about 12 new trees have recently been planted in Rotary Field. I'm delighted to say that there's also a plan to replace several of the sad-looking trees currently gracing the High Street, including this one. 

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.

Useful anti-scam training on Youtube

Croydon's Trading Standards unit has just published a link to some useful online Youtube training on scams - how to spot them, and what to deal with them. 

Flats application refused in Downs Court Road, Purley

I'm delighted to see that planning officers have refused an application for demolition of the attractive Edwardian home at 79 Downs Court Road (almost opposite St James Road) and its replacement by a block of six flats with only three parking spaces (ref: 21/04117/FUL).

 

St Mark's Church Purley is hosting new weekly social event

I was pleased to join some Purley residents this afternoon at a social gathering in the church hall. It's all very informal - just the opportunity for local residents to get together for a cup of tea and a chat, or perhaps a quiz, or whatever specific activity has been arranged. 

A new year resolution? "Re-open Purley Pool" of course!

It's been a very tough 2021 for the whole Borough, which I'm sure you don't need reminding went effectively bankrupt in August 2020 due to Labour's appalling mismanagement of its finances. This was determined by external auditors; It's not just the Conservatives saying this.