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RRA Litter Pick May 2023
A big thank you to the 30 or so residents (including those from the 19th Purley scout group and three Ward Councillors; Hale, Redfern, & Llabutti) who turned up at the RRA litter pick on Saturday 29 April. For a change, it was a lovely day, weather wise! And thank [...]
Signs of Spring: Skylarks over Riddlesdown
By Nicola Hunt - a volunteer for the Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside area Spring is now well on its way and the local wildlife is getting ready for a busy breeding season. If you are walking on Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside Area (or otherwise known as Riddlesdown Open Space) you should [...]
RRA Litter Pick March 2023
Over the last six weeks or so, students in Year 7, from Riddlesdown Collegiate have been carrying out litter picking near to the Collegiate building, ably assisted by Tracey Bellamy, the Council's Street Champion Co-Ordinator. They have carried out litter picks, 30 students at a time, and they have litter [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 6/2/23
SUBMITTED - Hydethorne Heights 98 Hyde Road - 23/00330/DISC - 27 Jan 2023 - Discharge of Condition 10 (Emissions) attached to planning permission ref. 18/03682/CONR for variation of condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) attached to planning permission 17/03542/FUL for the Demolition of existing building, erection of two storey [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 7/2/22
SUBMITTED - Hydethorne Heights 98 Hyde Road - 22/00211/CONR - 20 Jan 2022 - Variation of Condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) attached to planning permission 18/03682/CONR for variation of condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) attached to planning permission 17/03542/FUL for the demolition of existing building, erection [...]
Roadworks
Croydon Council no longer supply a list of road works in our area. So please refer to the One Network link for all of Croydon’s planned road works/closures (and further afield); OneNetwork
Riddlesdown Open Space (end of Riddlesdown Rd) – Car Parking Charges
Riddlesdown Open Space (end of Riddlesdown Rd) - Car Parking Charges commenced on 25 January 2021 The City of London brought in new parking charges to both Riddlesdown and Farthing Downs car parks from Monday 25 January 2021. A number of residents contacted us and Ward Cllrs about this and particular about [...]
Parking Charges and ANPR
Because there are no ‘Traffic Wardens’ patrolling the ‘Common’ car park, residents and users might think that by parking there for a few minutes, that they will ‘get away’ without paying. We have been advised by a number of users that they have received a ‘Park Charge Notice’ from District [...]
Riddlesdown’s Flood Alleviation Works
As we posted on 21 June (below) and after about 10 years of perseverance by the RRA and Cllrs, we have been advised by the Council that the flood alleviation works for Riddlesdown will be starting on Monday 26 July and run until 31 August (now 14 September). There will [...]
Flood Prevention Works in Riddlesdown to go Ahead
In view of the heavy rain over the last few days and flooding, we have recently been given a new start date for works by the Council to try and alleviate the surface water flooding issues in Riddlesdown. This work is on Mitchley Avenue near St Edmund's and also in [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 26/4/21
SUBMITTED - 98 Hyde Road (Hydethorne Heights) - 21/01736/DISC - 7 Apr 2021 - Discharge of Conditions 2 (tree protection measures), 8 (construction logistics plan) and 9 (sustainable drainage strategy) attached to planning permission 18/03682/CONR for variation of condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) attached to planning permission 17/03542/FUL [...]
PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS WEEKLY LIST: RIDDLESDOWN AREA ONLY – W/C 12/4/21
SUBMITTED - 98 Hyde Road (Hydethorne Heights) - 21/01672/NMA - 01 Apr 2021 - Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 18/03682/CONR for the variation of condition 1 (in accordance with approved plans) attached to planning permission 17/03542/FUL for the Demolition of existing building, erection of two storey building with basement [...]