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July 2022
HADRA needs your help!
We are asking for your help in covering some of the roads in our area which does not have a Road Steward. The job of the Road Stewards is to deliver our twice a year Newsletter, just post it through the letterbox.
Below are the roads that we need to cover. (Some of the roads need more than one Road Steward as they are a bit longer):
Asmar Close 1
Burcott Road 1
Byron Avenue 1
Cearn Way 1
Coulsdon Rd 3
Hartley Hill 2
Hartley Old Road […]
Coulsdon Manor Sale Notice
Residents are concerned about the following notice posted by Croydon Council on 7th July 2022.
Notice of proposed disposal
We are giving notice that we plan to dispose of an area of public open space. This is the land at Coulsdon Manor Hotel, and the adjoining golf course and accommodation at Coulsdon Court Road, CR5 2LL.
The area we are proposing to sell is roughly 590,161 square metres of land.
View a plan showing the approximate location of the land (PDF, 15.7MB) by clicking here.
View the full notice (PDF, 67KB) by clicking here.
How to comment or object
Please email your grounds for objection to Stephen Wingrave, Interim Head of Estates at estates.assets@croydon.gov.uk.
These need to be received by midday on Friday 22 July 2022.
Margaret Bird our local councillor has advised us the following:-
We have included covenants for the main golf […]
Purley and Woodcote Ward – Vehicle Crime
Thieves About
Car Theft
- Ensure your car is locked before leaving it (with fully working locks)
- Do not leave windows open
- If available, park in a garage, if not in a well lit area. Consider adding […]
Old Coulsdon Village Fair
The Village Fair, organised by Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club, took place at Grange Park on Saturday 2nd July 2022.
The Old Coulsdon Village Fair usually takes place the first Saturday in July. With COVID hitting us, we have sadly missed two years, but this year it was back! Although there were fewer stall holders than in normal years, the attendance by local people was greater and the weather was good as well.
HADRA have had a regular spot at the fair with a tombola stall which raises money for various charities, this year it was the Epilepsy Foundation.
We also have a quiz. This year’s was “WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG” showing photographs of film and pop stars when they were young. You can see all the answers below. The winner of the £40.00 Garden Voucher was Juliana Laidley of Coulsdon.
We also have some historic […]
June 2022
5-7 Hartley Old Road CR8 4HH
Planning Application No. 22/02039/FUL
Alterations to land levels, erection of 2 pairs of semi-detached dwelling houses to the rear of nos. 5 & 7 Hartley Old Road, provision of associated vehicular access/access road and parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space, cycle provision and refuse and recycling storage
19 June 2022
The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that a planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, proposing to erect four, three storey semi-detached houses in the back gardens of 5 & 7 Hartley Old Road, (four no. four bedroom houses, total 28 residents) with 6 car parking spaces.
Details of this planning application and can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register https://publicaccess3.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/ where you can view the documents submitted. You can make online objections or comments on this application by clicking on “make a public comment.” […]
May 2022
WARNING TO ALL ANIMAL OWNERS – We are reporting the shooting of a domestic animal
HADRA is extremely sad to report that on Tuesday May 24th between 20.00 and 21.30 a much-loved 1 year old cat was shot with an air gun in the Hartley area. She was very seriously injured, in a state of terror and shock and is currently in surgery. Sadly, it is most unlikely that she will survive this horrendous attack. The treatment is costing thousands of pounds.
She was wearing a GPS tracker on her collar, so the area of the attack can be seen precisely as being inside the allotments, near the driveway entrance on Stoats Nest Road. The vet has informed the owner that the bullets went in from a height, so there is also a slight possibility that she was shot from a window of one of the houses backing onto the allotments.
East Surrey Transport Committee – Meeting Minutes
Notes from East Surrey Transport Committee Meeting via Zoom – 6.00pm Wednesday 9th March 2022
Please click the link below to download the minutes.
2022 Annual General Meeting
Date: Thursday, 12th May 2022
Time: 7pm
(AGM starts at 8pm)
Venue: Old Coulsdon Centre for the Retired
Grange Park
CR5 1EH
Refreshments available. Guest speakers: Chris Philp, MP and Safer Neighbourhood Police team.
Click on links for:
April 2022
Hartley Court, Hartley Down, Purley CR8 4EA
Planning Application No. 22/01422/FUL
Demolition of existing dwellings and garages; erection of a detached three-storey block comprising six flats; erection of a detached three and a half storey block comprising ten flats; formation of a parking basement for fourteen cars; provision of refuse and recycling stores and secure cycle storage; provision of communal landscaped space; and formation of new access onto Hartley Down
20 April 2022
The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that a planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, proposing to demolish the two bungalows at Hartley Court and Ravenswood, which are the first two plots on Hartley Down from the railway bridges of Old Lodge Lane, and build one three story block of six flats and a four storey block of ten flats (16 flats to accommodate 49 people) with 44% affordable housing. A basement […]
ECRA Mayoral Hustings
Date: Monday, 11th April 2022
Time: 6.45pm for 7pm start
Venue: Coulsdon Methodist Church
83 Brighton Road
COULSDON CR5 2BE
ECRA is hosting a Mayoral Hustings event which is open to the public.
Which candidates are attending
This hustings event will be attended by the following candidates:
Conservative Party: Jason Perry
Green Party: Peter Underwood
Independent: Gavin Palmer
Independent: Andrew Pelling
Labour Party: Val Shawcross
Liberal Democrats: Richard Howard
Croydon Climate Action Mayoral Hustings
***The recording of this event is now available to view here***
Date: Friday, 22nd April 2022
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Venue: Harris Invictus Academy
88 London Road
CROYDON CR0 2TB
Croydon Climate Action is hosting a Mayoral Hustings dedicated to the climate crisis.
The event will be chaired by William Awomoyi, former Young Mayor of Croydon and current UK Youth Ambassador to the Commonwealth.
Which candidates are attending
This hustings event will be attended by the following candidates:
Conservative Party: Jason Perry
Green Party: Peter Underwood
Independent: Gavin Palmer
Labour Party: Val Shawcross
Liberal Democrats: Richard Howard
Taking the Initiative Party: Farah London
March 2022
30-34 Hartley Old Road CR8 4HG
Planning Application No. 22/00973/FUL
Alterations to include alterations to land levels, erection of 3 pairs of two storey semi-detached dwelling houses with accommodation within the roof (6 dwelling houses in total), alterations/widening of existing vehicular access, formation of access road and provision of associated car parking, cycle, refuse and landscaping
29 March 2022
The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that a planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, proposing to erect six, three storey semi-detached houses in the back gardens of 30, 32 & 34 Hartley Old Road, (six no. four bedroom houses, total 48 residents) with 10 car parking spaces.
Details of this planning application and can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register https://publicaccess3.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/ where you can view the documents submitted. You can make online objections or comments on this application by clicking on “make […]
DEMOC Live Hustings Event
Date: Thursday, 7th April 2022
Time: 8pm – 9.45pm
(hall open 7.30pm – 10pm)
Venue: St Matthew’s Church
Chichester Road
CROYDON CR0 5NQ
With support from local residents’ associations – including HADRA – DEMOC successfully campaigned for Croydon to be run by an Elected Mayor chosen directly by the people of Croydon.
On Thursday 5th May we get to choose who that Mayor will be.
DEMOC, like HADRA, is not aligned to any political party. This hustings event is a chance to hear five of the main candidates summarise their credentials and their plans for Croydon, as well as put your questions to them.
Which candidates are attending
Candidates have until 4pm on 5th April to submit their […]
February 2022
Community Fun Day for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Her Majesty the Queen, the Patron of Reedham Children’s Trust, has become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, when Her Majesty was 25 years old.
In honour of this milestone occasion, Reedham Children’s Trust is hosting a free community fun day suitable for all ages on the 2nd June 2022. Located at St Nicholas School’s playing field, behind Reedham Children’s Trust’s office from 12pm – 5pm.
Attractions include staged live music and entertainment supported by local young people, sports and drama zones, inflatable fun, arts and crafts, exciting competitions, food and drink and lots more for everyone to enjoy!
Please save the date. We hope you can join us.
COVID-19 webinars on pregnancy and fertility
NHS SWL CCG are holding two COVID-19 webinars focusing on pregnancy and fertility. Details have been outlined below:
Fertility and the COVID-19 vaccine
Tuesday 22nd February, 4-5pm
On the Panel we have confirmed: Rebecca Board, Midwife & Associate Director of Operations in Croydon and Viki Male, Reproductive Immunologist at Imperial College London.
Register in advance here: https://bit.ly/
or join using https://bit.ly/jointuesday22nd
Pregnancy and the COVID-19 vaccine
Wednesday 23rd February, 6-7pm
On the Panel we have confirmed: Rebecca Board, Midwife & Associate Director of Operations in Croydon, Rosie Goode, Hypnobirthing Teacher and Birth Doula, Sheena Byrom OBE, Consultant midwife.
Register in advance here: https://bit.ly/
or join using https://bit.ly/
36-38 Hartley Old Road CR8 4HH
Planning Application No. 21/06302/FUL
Erection of 4 x 4 bedroom semi-detached dwelling-houses with associated parking and landscaping at land rear-of 36-38 Hartley Old Road.
5 February 2022
The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that a planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, proposing to erect four, three storey semi-detached houses in the back gardens of 36 and 38 Hartley Old Road, (four no. four bedroom houses, total 32 residents) with 6 car parking spaces.
Details of this planning application and can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register https://publicaccess3.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/ where you can view the documents submitted. You can make online objections or comments on this application by clicking on “make a public comment.” Alternatively you can send written objections to:-
Development Management, Croydon Council, 6th Floor, Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA, or send them […]
January 2022
Croydon Local Plan Review Consultation
The current Croydon Local Plan was published in 2018, but following the Council’s declaration of a Climate Emergency in July 2019, a partial review was launched.
During the first stage of the review, a period of consultation took place between November 2019 and January 2020, to gain feedback from the community. This was referred to as the ‘Issues and Options’ consultation.
Three strategic options were presented:
- Option 1: described as ‘an environmental and economically sustainable option’, this required significant housing intensification throughout the borough.
- Option 2: described as ‘an environmentally and socially sustainable option’, this consisted of a significant transformation of the Purley Way through major mixed-use redevelopment, alongside lower levels of intensification throughout the borough.
- Option 3: described as ‘an economically and socially sustainable option’, this necessitated a limited release of green belt land.
Where are we now?
Following the initial public consultation, […]
Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 12th May 2022
Residents and neighbours are asked to note the date of the HADRA Annual General Meeting 2022, which will be held on Thursday 12th May at 7pm at the Old Coulsdon Centre for the Retired. Further information will be circulated in due course.
Crime Stats – 2020-21 compared to 2021-22
Please CLICK HERE to download the crime stats comparison for all four Wards comparing twelve month rolling period from January 2020 to December 2020 compared to January 2021 to December 2021 or click the image below.
December 2021
17 Hartley Old Road CR8 4HH
Planning Application No. 21/05787/FUL
Demolition of existing house & garage and erection of block of 8 residential flats with associated parking and landscaping
16 December 2021
The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that another planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council proposing to demolish the 4-bedroom detached house and replace it with a four-storey block of eight flats.
Please note that the previous planning application no. 20/06618/FUL for nine flats was refused by Croydon Council on 17/3/21.
Details of this planning application can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register https://publicaccess3.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/ where you can view the documents submitted. You can make online objections or comments on this application by clicking on “make a public comment.” Alternatively you can post written objections to:
Development Management, Croydon Council, 6th Floor, Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA, or send them by […]