The KICC pentecostal church which has been carrying out major works on a former cinema in Crystal Palace faces enforcement action if it breaches planning laws, says a report to a Bromley council sub-committee. The report says that if the old cinema at 25 Church Road is brought into an unlawful use then the council can take enforcement action. “But...
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The background to the row is over who sits on the Upper Norwood library joint committee. The agreement states that there should be four councillors from each council. In February 2006 the library joint committee adopted a resolution that it should consist of at least two members from each side who represent the Upper Norwood area...
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Croydon Council’s ‘takeover’ of Upper Norwood joint library has been slammed as “not only unreasonable but wrong in law” by the boss of Lambeth council. In a seven-page letter to Croydon, Lambeth’s chief executive Derrick Anderson CBE challenges Croydon to set out its legal position The letter confirms what many people have suspected – that Croydon and...
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Volunteers came together on Sunday (6th November 2011) to plant 1,500 wildlife bulbs and five mature trees in Westow Park, Crystal Palace. Five alders and one foxglove tree were planted in the playground to provide shade and autumn/winter colour. The foxglove tree is a fast-growing variety so it is hoped will provide some shade...
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To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire on the 30th November 1936, the Crystal Palace Museum will be presenting a special large screen showing of dramatic images of the 1936 fire. This will be shown all day during the normal museum’s winter opening times (11am – 3.00pm)...
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