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RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
ABOUT RIDDLESDOWN
AND ITS COMMON
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The RRA AGM -
will be by Zoom; further details for Zoom link
Updated 1/5/21 Weekly planning applications and decisions in Riddlesdown
Updated 1/5/21 Local Coronavirus Vaccination information 40 & over;
Information from St Edmund's Care Group and Purley Food Hub
Updated 1/5/21 City of London Commons Newsletters; May 2021
Updated 13/4/21 Proposed replacement mobile phone mast in
Lower Barn Rd -
New 7/4/21 Passenger Shelter at Riddlesdown Station;
Updated 6/4/21 SNT Police information & newsletters
(PO&R and Sanderstead Crime updates); Information about Croydon Council’s Neighbourhood Safety Officers; Ward Panel meetings; The Littlebooklet of Phone Scams
Bogus callers and vehicle & home tips ; DIY home security Survey
New 3/4/21 Planning proposal for 2 Shaw Crescent
(backing onto 8, 10 & 12 Westfield Ave)
Updated 3/4/21 Info from TfL -
New 1/4/21 All aboard the Skylark at Riddlesdown Open Space
Updated 31/3/21 Catalytic converter thefts -
Updated 7/4/21 Nearby road works
Updated 25/3/21 A22 (Godstone Rd) -
Updated 5/5/21 Rail engineering works
Updated 10/3/21 Purley Way Masterplan Consultation; closed 16/3/21
New 13/2/21 Revised rail timetable from 22 February 2021
Updated 11/2/21 Riddlesdown Open Space (end of Riddlesdown Rd)
Updated 27/1/21 Forthcoming events in the area
14/1/21 19th Purley Scout Group -
New 15/12/20 Sanderstead Library under threat of permanent closure
Updated 9/12/20 Butterfly conservation on
New 19/11/20 Future Purley -
Updated 16/11/20 Flooding and street cleaning
Flood Prevention Works in Riddlesdown are Cancelled
New 3/11/20 Planning for the Future: the Croydon RAs
response on the Government's white paper
Updated 29/10/20 Green Belt Farm and Woodland/land in Riddlesdown
New 22/8/20 Want to report an environmental issue to
Updated 13/8/20 Advice on bonfires and wood burning appliances
New 9/8/20 'Test and Trace Scam Advice' from the Met Police
Updated 1/8/20 Fireworks and the Law
Updated 9/7/20 The 17 storey Purley Cross development;
the Secretary of State has granted planning permission
Updated 24/5/20 Water Main Works on Godstone Road (A22) Purley; now deferred until 2021
Updated 8/4/20 Proposed mobile phone mast in Mitchley Ave
adjoining 152 Riddlesdown Rd -
Updated 21/1/20 Riddlesdown’s green belt farmland is under threat;
a review of Croydon Council’s Local Plan 2018
(consultation closed 20/1/20) and the RRA’s objection letter
Updated 3/11/19 RRA Litter pick on 2 November;
New 30/4/18 -
Updated 22/2/17 Parking in Riddlesdown generally
L E S S T O P I C A L I S S U E S
Approval of admissions criteria for entry to Riddlesdown Collegiate in September 2021
RRA Children's Christmas Party 2019 -
AGM Minutes 2019 and presentation from TfL
St Edmund’s to close as a Church
Croydon Council introduces tougher planning rules on house conversions from 28/1/20 (HMOs)
All further gas main works in the northern part of Riddlesdown now deferred until at least 2021
Dog waste being dumped in Riddlesdown
Riddlesdown ‘Common’ now part of the new
‘South London Downs National Nature Reserve’ and location maps
Heathrow Airspace and Future Operations Consultation and Biggin Hill airport consultation
Sanderstead Clinic -
Have you wondered what Riddlesdown
will look like in 2036? -
1937 -
View some fascinating photos of streets in
Riddlesdown in 1955 and also surrounding towns
Advice on disposal of surplus paint
Neighbourhood Watch Co-
Some Riddlesdown history from The Recorder