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Planning Report – July 2024

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To find out the latest news on what is being planned in your local area, check out our latest Planning Report with up-to-date information on Planning Applications including developments in:

  • Addiscombe Road
  • Ash Tree Way
  • The Glade
  • Oak Way
  • Orchard Way
  • Round Grove and Wickham Road.

We also have the very latest on the Revised Croydon Local Plan (2018) which is now open for Consultation. Also, take a look at the MORA Planning App, which gives you an easy way to track all the current and recent planning applications within the MORA area. It’s simple to use and free for you to access.

Tram Services Update: Advance Notice of Strike Action and Engineering Work

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Transport for London (TfL) have informed us that strike action is currently planned from:

Sunday 30 June until Monday 8 July and
Thursday 11 July until Monday 15 July, impacting London Trams services.

Additionally, planned engineering work on Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July will mean no London Trams services will operate east of East Croydon on those days.

If the strike action goes ahead, there will be a reduced and disrupted service expected on the whole of the London Trams network for some of these days and customers will be encouraged to check before they travel.

Customers are also advised to complete journeys by 18:00 on affected days and consider walking and cycling for local journeys where possible.

London Buses and London Overground in the area are scheduled to operate as normal but could be busier than normal. All customers will be advised to visit tfl.gov.uk/strikes or the TfL Go app for the latest information.

TfL staff and Travel Ambassadors will be deployed on the busiest parts of the London Trams network to assist customers with their onward journeys. These locations include Addington Village, Beckenham Junction, East Croydon, Elmers End, West Croydon and Wimbledon.

On Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July, there is a planned closure of the London Trams network for essential maintenance. No trams will run from East Croydon to New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction but rail replacement bus services and enhanced local bus services will be available. This essential maintenance work includes packing ballast under a new section of track near Sandilands tram stop, which will mean smoother journeys for customers and help extend the life of the track.

Customers are advised to plan ahead, to consider alternative routes, to check before they travel, and to allow more time to complete their journey

The Big Lunch in Bromley – NEW DATE ADDED

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The Big Lunch is the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours and communities, with millions of people coming together for a few hours of food, friendship, and fun. It connects people and encourages friendlier, safer communities where people start to share more – conversations, ideas, skills, resources and friendship.

The Big Lunch is once again coming to Bromley to help people come together to celebrate their community, neighbourhood friendships and street friends.

The Big Lunch is an initiative which comes from Eden Project Communities, an organisation which fosters & values connection, community & neighbourly spirits. The same organisation has brought us the Big Jubilee lunch in 2022, and the Big Coronation lunch in 2023.

This year we have partnered the Big Lunches with the London Festival of Architecture and hope to bring people together from across London to experience why Bromley is a top destination with so much to offer.

These FREE Big lunches are:

NEW DATE ADDED: Saturday 15th June – The Look Out Café, Biggin Hill Airport – 11 am – 1 pm

Saturday 22nd June – Chislehurst Common – Round about green near Prickend Pond – 11 am – 1 pm

Sunday 23rd June – Crystal Palace Park – Cricket Ground – 11 am – 1 pm

Saturday 29th June – Queens Gardens , Bromley South – 11 am – 1 pm

Trading Standards Alert – Rogue Traders in the Croydon Area

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Rogue Traders are cold calling in Croydon borough. Some point out problems with guttering and roofing, or offer to do gardening work or tree trimming. They quote a small amount then start raising the costs to do unnecessary work. They are often unskilled and their ‘work’ will result in damage to your property or trees and gardens. They are also likely to fly tip any waste.

Please DO NOT engage or use the services of anyone who cold calls at your door asking if you want work done or telling you that you have a problem.
In addition, please avoid using ‘platform’ sites where you type in details of work you need doing and then get contacted by a trader. We are receiving increasing numbers of reports where consumers are being targeted by rogue traders via these sites.

These sites do minimal, if any, checks on the traders using those sites, and they are often difficult to trace as they use false details to register to use the site. Please also remember you are giving personal information out to people you do not know.

If you require a trader, please look at the following Approved Trader Schemes:

Trust Mark – www.trustmark.org.uk/find-a-tradesman – 0333 555 1234
Buy With Confidence – www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk – 01392 383 430
Which? Trusted Traders – http://trustedtraders.which.co.uk/ – 0117 405 4689

ALWAYS get several quotes in writing from several traders before having any work done. Ensure it includes a breakdown of costs of labour and materials before having any work done. If you have an emergency – please do not automatically use Google and contact the first results – these are often paid for adverts and increasingly they appear to be linked to rogue traders.

If traders become aggressive or intimidating always call the police on 999.
If you have been scammed or duped into contracting with a business or a trader and parted with money, please report to Citizens Advice Consumer Advice Line on 0808 223 1133 or go to the following website to report online:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/get-more-help/if-you-need-more-help-about-a-consumer-issue/