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November 2021

HADRA needs your help!

HADRA is run on an entirely voluntary basis by local residents, many of whom have been involved with HADRA for many years. As an organisation we’d like to do a lot more – particularly in light of the Council’s bankruptcy and the subsequent cuts in services – but we need more people to share the load. We’d also welcome any fresh ideas about what HADRA can do to protect or improve our local area. Perhaps you’d like to take part in community litter picking, or improve our green spaces…

So how can you help?

  1. Join our Committee! We meet once a month, currently on a Thursday evening at Coulsdon Manor Hotel. Please contact our Secretary if you’d like to know more.
  2. Become a HADRA Rep! We encourage our members to pay their subscriptions by standing order, so we no longer need Road Stewards to […]

October 2021

Public Engagement Event – Creating a new Community Health Centre

Have your say on plans to develop a new Community Health Centre on land south of Malcolm Road, Coulsdon, CR5.

When:

4th and 5th November 2021
1pm – 6pm

Matthew Kershaw will introduce the plans at 1.30pm each day

Where:

Coulsdon Methodist Church

Where you can view the plans:

83 Brighton Road CR5 2BE

Bringing care and support closer to home

Please join members of the project team at our drop-in sessions to discuss and help design the services and how the building will work. We will be available to provide information and also to answer any questions.

You will also be able to get involved via our online survey.

Residents living in the following areas will be affected by the changes:

 Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
 Purley and Woodcote
 Sanderstead
 Kenley
 Coulsdon Town
 Old Coulsdon

Please CLICK HERE to read more.

New Community Health Centre in Coulsdon

You may be aware that a new community health centre is planned for Coulsdon town centre, to be built on part of the former CALAT site off Malcolm Road.

Two drop-in sessions will be held at Coulsdon Methodist Church on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th November between 1pm and 6pm. These public engagement events are a chance for residents to find out more, meet the project team, ask questions and help shape the future services that will be offered in the new community health centre.

For more information, please click on the link to the One Croydon Alliance invitation below:

One Croydon Alliance invitation

If you unable to attend either event but still want to have your say on the new community health centre, an online presentation and feedback form is available here.

September 2021

August 2021

Sale of Coulsdon Manor Hotel & Golf Course

On 12th July 2021, Croydon Council’s Cabinet approved the sale of a number of public assets, including the Council’s freehold interest in the hotel and golf course at Coulsdon Manor. Negotiations are ongoing with the current leaseholder, but one of the conditions of the sale is that the golf course, putting greens and tennis courts remain as public facilities, in accordance with the terms of the current 125 year lease (103 years remaining).

It is a common misconception that Coulsdon Court (as it was previously known) was left to the people of Coulsdon in a will; it wasn’t. It was sold to the Council in the 1930s. A full history can be found here.

Inevitably there are rumours circulating that there are plans to build housing on the golf course. No such planning application has been submitted. Don’t forget […]

13 Haydn Avenue CR8 4AG

Planning Application No. 21/03674/FUL

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a four storey building comprising 7 self-contained flats, land level changes including excavation, new vehicular crossover and parking, external refuse/recycling storage and cycle parking and other associated works

The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that a planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, proposing to demolish the four bedroom house at 13 Haydn Avenue and to construct a four storey block of seven flats ( 1 no 1 bed, 4 no 2 bed & 2 no 3 bed, total 26 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 […]

July 2021

DEMOC Conference call – 26th July

At the referendum on 7th October where residents of Croydon will have a chance to vote on whether they want to stick with the current system whereby Councillors chose the Leader who runs our town or change to a system with an executive Mayor, directly elected by every voter of Croydon.

The residents’ association-led campaign for a Directly Elected Mayor of Croydon (DEMOC) is keen to raise awareness of the referendum so residents can make an informed choice.
We are hosting an on-line meeting for any Residents’ Association members, family, friends and neighbours to find out more about the issues at stake.

Time: 8pm – 9pm
Date: 26 July 2021

Link: https://zoom.us/j/91350698184

Just click the link above a few minutes before 8pm on 26 July and you will be able to join the meeting. There will be a couple of speakers from the DEMOC […]

June 2021

24 Coulsdon Court Road CR5 2LL

Planning Application No. 21/02876/FUL

Demolition of existing building; erection of a terrace of 6 three/four bedroom houses of two-storeys with roof space accommodation; provision of 6 car parking spaces and refuse storage structures

The Hartley and District Residents’ Association (HADRA) advises you that another planning application has been submitted by Macar Developments to Croydon Council, proposing to demolish the existing 5 bedroom house and build 6 three story three/four bedroom houses in addition to the 7 flats and 2 semi-detached house under construction granted under planning application 19/04535/FUL.

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:-

Head of Development Management, Croydon Council,
6th Floor, Bernard Weatherill […]

11 Haydn Avenue CR8 4AG

Planning Application No. 21/02996/FUL

Erection of a terrace of 6 no. three bed dwellings to the rear of the existing property; demolition of a single storey side extension to the existing property; new vehicular and pedestrian access to the rear; associated parking and hard and soft landscaping

HADRA advises you that another planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council, (after felling more trees in May 2021) proposing to construct six terraced three storey, three bedroom mews houses in the back garden of 11 Haydn Avenue. Please note that planning application No. 19/05346/FUL for the demolition of the existing house and construction of 19 flats has still not been determined by the council after 16 months.

Details of this planning application and can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register publicaccess3.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications where you can view the documents submitted. You can […]

220 Brighton Road Planning Notification

A planning application has been submitted to Croydon Council proposing to demolish the detached house and replace it with a three storey block of nine flats.

Details of this planning application and the pre-application advice ref. 20/06679/PRE can be seen on Croydon Council’s Public Access Register 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:-

Head of Development Management,
Croydon Council,
6th Floor, Bernard Weatherill House,
8 Mint Walk,
Croydon CR0 1EA

… or by email to development.management@croydon.gov.uk.

This should be done before the neighbour consultation expiry date of Wednesday 16 June; however the case officer will consider comments before the determination deadline which is currently Wednesday 30 June 2021.

HADRA will support our residents in objecting to this planning application, however as […]

Phase 2 of Croydon Libraries’ Consultation

Information on how residents can make their views known during phase 2 is given below:

Feedback received during phase 1 of Croydon Libraries Consultation has helped the library service work through all of the options available to achieve the savings needed for 2022/23, while maintaining a statutory library service.

Following a meeting of the council’s cabinet where it was agreed to start the second phase of public consultation on proposed changes to the service, residents are now invited to express their views on the following options developed to make the £500,000 savings target outlined in detail in the cabinet paper.

  • Reduce service hours by 21% across the borough
  • Outsource all libraries
  • Hybrid – reduction in service hours (two days per week) to eight libraries and five community run libraries

You can find more details for each of these […]

Purley Strategic Framework now published and open for comment

We are pleased to inform you that the Purley Strategic Framework has been published. We are writing to you as you kindly took part in our survey for this project and asked us to keep you informed about it.

You can find out more and review the documents here: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/regeneration/places-croydon/purley

We are also keen to find out what people think of the plan so we would invite you to complete a very short survey to give us your feedback on the Plan and Projects manual. The link to the survey is in the weblink above.

May 2021

HADRA is 50!

Hartley & District Residents’ Association was founded in 1970. It originally covered 17 roads and about 1,000 homes, but over the years development and boundary changes have boosted these numbers to 28 and 1,200 respectively, although some of the roads in the Reedham area have their own residents’ association. Our main objective, in accordance with our Constitution, is “to advance and protect the common interests of the residents and to improve the amenities of the district”.

HADRA acts as a kind of ’watchdog’ but relies on all residents to report changes and developments which could adversely affect the area in some way. The organisation is recognised by the Council and our local Councillors become involved when necessary and often attend monthly Committee meetings.

HADRA is funded by subscriptions of just £3 per household, per annum and occasional advertising revenue from […]

To Pay Your Subscription

The easiest way to pay your subscription is to set up an annual standing order. We have recently moved our bank account so please note the new details:

Account name: HADRA

Sort Code: 23 05 80 (Metro Bank)

Account number: 41022558

Please quote your postcode and flat/house number in the reference.

You can of course use the same details to make a one-off payment. Alternatively, cash and cheques made payable to HADRA can be delivered to:

HADRA Treasurer, 54b Haydn Avenue, Purley, CR8 4AE.

Please remember to include your name and address.

If you have any queries about your subscription, please email treasurer@hadra.org.

We are also very grateful for any donations.

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