Present:
Wendy Love
Priscilla Grimsdale
David Rutherford
Owen Williams
Jeremy Gill
Apologies:
Lizzie Thomas
1: David presented his planning report. The trend of few applications for house demolition and flat building continues. Also the trend for those applications that are submitted being rejected continues.
2: Jeremy undated the committee on the Hindu Fellowship and The Maypole School activities in Melville Avenue. Generally we are happy with these two new neighbours.
3: Regarding Heathfield House we feel that granting a long lease just on the main building and its immediate surrounds is not a good use of the site. However we have no new information on any sale of lease of the building.
4: Jeremy presented his report of the overall planning policy. The next iteration of the London Plan comes into effect in 2027. The proposal is to increase the London target from 52,287 units to 88,000 units per annum, an increase of 68%. This iteration talks about building on some London Green Belt with low amenity values and good transport links to achieve this higher target. Whilst Croydon is one of the few boroughs to currently achieve its existing overall target and is confident it can achieve higher levels of building going forward, it is only building half of the family homes it should be building under the current plan. It is therefore even less likely that it could achieve a higher target of family housing without considering some kind of Green Belt use. There are some golf courses with good transport links in the South Croydon area! It was felt that all our other protected green spaces were safe.
5: Regarding roads. Jeremy would email the council regarding progress on putting yellow lines in Croham Road around the golf course.
6: Covenants. No new issues regarding covenants.
7: Wendy reported we had £4,591 in the bank.
8: Priscilla gave an update on the meeting at Croham Hurst Golf Club on how they could be more environmentally aware. More details to follow.
9: AGM will be on the 29th October. Wendy has booked the hall. David has checked there are no Council meetings on this date. Jeremy to ask the councillors and MP to attend.
10: The Summer Newsletter is almost ready. Jeremy to finalise by end of month.
11: CILs are expected to bring in over £112m to Croydon Council over the next 5 years. Jeremy to consider further.
12: Lloyd Park update. Owen confirmed that the AGM on the 29th does not conflict with the FOLP AGM. In addition there was no further update on the potential change of the bowling green to a Padel Centre. Owen indicated that the council official dealing with this issue had left.
13: Anwar Ansari is appealing his sentence for owning dangerous dogs. The dogs in that particular case have been put down.
14: David to provide some words regarding the late Michael McDermott ex Chairman of the CVRA.
