PWRA - Working for Purley's future
The PWRA is run by Purley Residents and for Purley residents. Please join up and take part. We are always looking to get more members and new, fresh ideas to help improve Purley and Woodcote. We want to improve the character and amenities that make Purley great, while helping to retain the unique character of our wonderful town. If you're interested, or would just like to find out more, please contact our chairman Phil Reed. All our contact details are on the Contact Us page.
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RESPONSE NEEDED: The Purley Panel – Have Your Say On Local Projects
The Purley Panel – Have Your Say On Local Projects A couple of months ago the PWRA, together with other Purley focused groups and individuals (such as Purley B.I.D., and Purley Rotary) were asked by the Council to participate in an initiative titled ‘The Purley Panel’. This is an initiative to…
RSPB Croydon Local Group – Early November Update
Our friends at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds – Croydon Chapter write: I hope this finds you as well as can be expected as we enter lockdown part 2. At least we can still get out and about for exercise, even if we can only meet up…
Purley Planning Summary – 25th October 2020
Purley Planning Summary – 25th October 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so…
Your Action Required: Response to Government Planning Consultation
Responding to Government Planning Consultation One of the few positives to come from the disastrous planning policies of Croydon current administration has been for Residents Associations from across the Borough to start to work more closely together to drive for planning change at both local and national level. The group…
Croydon Art Society: Continuing our support for such local groups through this strange year
Continuing our support for such local groups through this strange year In the current circumstances many of our local interest groups are unfortunately unable to hold meetings or exhibitions that we can physically attend. Another one of these is Croydon Art Society. Like many of us the Art Society is…
Purley Planning Summary – 30th Aug 2020
Purley Planning Summary – 30th Aug 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so…
Milestone: DEMOC Petition handed to Croydon Council
The DEMOC petition was handed to Croydon Council on Sept 3rd. See media details here and here and here. It also made the ITV (local) news. Without repeating the comments available on the above links, Below are a few things that may be of interest… The DEMOC team, with all your support, collected 21K signatures.…
Bird’s Eye View – By John Birkett, RSPB Croydon Local Group
In the current circumstances many of our local interest groups are unfortunately unable to hold meetings that we can attend. One of these is our local branch of the RSPB. Until they are able to hold open meetings again they are producing short updates on the birdlife we may be…
Purley Planning Summary – 3rd August 2020
Purley Planning Summary – 3rd Aug 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so…
Inside Croydon: Residents Associations come together to reject ‘intensification’
Last month Cllr Paul Scott, the cabinet member responsible for the current unacceptable planning regime in the Borough (especially in our area and the south of the Borough generally), wrote what can best be described as a self-congratulatory article about Croydon planning in the council published ‘Your Croydon’ magazine. This…