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Transport News – 6/1/26
Amended weekend train services for Riddlesdown; We have received this e-mail below from GTR reminding about the engineering works every weekend in January (and later in the year) on the main London to Brighton rail. According to the National Rail website, this WILL have an impact for Riddlesdown train services [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 15/12/25
TO APPEAL 5 Dec 2025 - Certificate Refused (Lawful Dev. Cert.) - 109 Brian Avenue - 25/02558/LE - 14 Aug 2025 - Outbuilding in the garden. (adjoining the RRA area)
Transport News
GTR (Southern Railway & Thameslink) have announced today (8/11/25) in an e-mail that they are gradually reinstating the half-hourly service during the weekdays from 14 December 2025 for the East Grinstead line (including Riddlesdown). But there are some catches! They advise; "Services between East Grinstead and London Victoria – Monday [...]
School Flashing signs on Mitchley Ave
School Flashing signs on Mitchley Ave Some residents/motorists may have noticed the two amber flashing school signs on Mitchley Ave, in both directions (by No. 9 and opposite No.153), were flashing at weird times - like on a Sunday evening. The RRA took this up a few weeks ago with [...]
Fireworks
Fireworks With Diwali having just taken place and Halloween, Bonfire night and New Year's Eve coming up, would residents please note this e-mail from one of our residents living in our area, which we have received today (21 October '25); "I would like to write to you to let you [...]
Environment
New Street Trees As we have lost a number of old and mature street trees over the last few years in our area, the RRA decided last year to sponsor four street trees via the Council and 'Trees for Streets', https://www.treesforstreets.org/ (for info, in the link, 20 litres is about [...]
RRA Finances 2024
Income & Expenditure account at 31/12/2024 INCOME 31/12/2024 31/12/2023 Members subscriptions £2,965.00 £2,837.50 Advertisers in Recorder £255.00 £250.00 Other £1,693.19 £400.00 £4,913.19 £3,487.50 EXPENDITURE Donations, membership & affiliation fees £10.00 £10.00 Printing Riddlesdown Recorder £1,386.00 £1,316.00 Children’s Christmas Party £852.02 £737.76 Events Insurance £182.00 £182.00 Hall hire – AGM £30.00 £30.00 [...]
3-5 Barrowsfield
P. Granted with 106 legal Ag. (3 months) – Land At 3-5 Barrowsfield – 24/03437/FUL – 23/10/24 – Erection of 6no. terraced dwellinghouses following demolition of Nos. 4 & 5 Barrowsfield.
Riddlesdown Collegiate Term Dates 2025/26
Spring Term 2026 End of Term of Spring Term - Friday 27th March 2026 Summer Term 2026 Start of Term of Summer Term - Monday 13th April 2026 Half Term - Monday 25th May 2026 to Friday 29th May 2026 End of Summer Term - Friday 17th July 2026Autumn [...]
RRA Litter Pick April 2025
Yet again, a big thank you to all the residents, the 19th Purley Scout Group and Cllr Endri Llabuti for attending the RRA spring-clean of the area. About 40 people attended and many bags of rubbish were collected from the area - mainly from the privately owned, open space land. Also [...]
Purley Leisure Centre Complex
New Proposals for the Redevelopment of Purley Leisure Centre and Multi-Storey Car Park The application was presented to the Planning Committee on 27 February and was granted permission subject to the completion of a Section 106 agreement, and the approval of the GLA. The seven RAs submitted a further letter [...]
Planning Applications and Decisions Weekly List; Riddlesdown Area only – w/c 24/2/25
GRANTED by the Planning Committee (but subject to the completion of a S106 agreement and approval by the GLA) - Purley Leisure Centre 50 High Street Purley - 24/00775/FUL - 15/3/24 - Demolition of the existing buildings and erection of buildings of 5 to 12 storeys to provide a leisure [...]