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HOME COMFORTS Croydon is the SKY-HIGH RANKING go-to logistics Delivering New wave of civil servants to arrive as for the online A new report highlight’s Croydon key GPA seals deal for Two Ruskin Square location for revolution role as a prime satellite location SEE PAGE 2 the south-east SEE PAGE 9 SEE PAGE 11 A FRESH SPARK FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE Electric House will add to Croydon’s university offer

ROYDON’S 93,000 College’s chief executive and young people principal Caireen Mitchell will be able to said: “We are delighted to be go to university partnering with University of without leaving Roehampton, one of the top ten their home borough from universities in London. next September thanks to two “We are delighted to be prestigiousC new partnerships. partnering with University of London South Bank University Roehampton, one of the top ten (LSBU)’s new campus at Electric universities in London. We have House will add to the provision a long-established relationship at Croydon College, where with them with many of University of Roehampton our students moving to the degrees will be offered for the university following their studies first time. at Croydon College, so to now The partnership with work in partnership with them is University Centre Croydon a great addition to our offer. will see the University of “Health and Social Care is a Roehampton’s BSc Adult very important subject area Nursing degree taught from for us and with a 25% increase a new £1million state-of-the- on enrolments from last year Electric dreams: Croydon College (above) and Electric art nursing suite at Croydon we are very pleased to be able House (right) will inspire the next generation of students College from September 2021. to expand our subjects to now include BSc in Adult Nursing, where LSBU has signed a and business leaders and set Students will also be 15-year lease to convert the graduates up for successful able to study University of enabling our students to take the next steps in their career.” 56,000 sq ft office building into careers by preparing them to Roehampton-validated a campus for students studying hit the ground running.” degrees at the centre, including University of Roehampton health, social care, business SHW advised on the LSBU deal, Business and Management, vice-chancellor Professor and finance. Criminology, Psychology and Jean-Noël Ezingeard said: from marketing the building Croydon Council approved Social Justice, Early Childhood “Our strategic partnership with through to negotiating fit-out plans earlier this year to Studies, Public Health and Croydon College will allow works and overseeing the convert the four-storey, Grade Social Care. Applications for the us to harness our respective planning applications. II listed, building into university courses are now open. strengths to educate the next Richard Plant, head of South accommodation, including a generation of healthcare London, Surrey & Kent at SHW In recognition of the need lecture theatre, classrooms professionals. and chairman of Develop for a safe, local place to learn and a café. It will also include Croydon, said: “This will help to during the current COVID-19 “We are excited to work in nursing skills suites that establish the borough as a pandemic, a new University of partnership with Croydon replicate hospital wards, while hub for higher education in Roehampton Study Centre has College and healthcare a ground floor business hub will south London. already opened at Croydon providers, including Croydon provide shared public facilities. “The new creative campus College, allowing college University Hospital, to offer this Professor Patrick Bailey, LSBU will provide excellent education graduates enrolled in degrees innovative programme to a provost, said: “Croydon is the and career opportunities for at Roehampton an option to wider audience.” perfect location for our new Croydon’s growing population study in an educational setting Just a short walk away, work university campus to train and more local jobs.” closer to home. Croydon is underway at Electric House, the next generation of nurses 2 3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

CROYDON NEWS University courses add to opportunities THIS newspaper has been Croydon is a great place BY COUNCILLOR employment opportunities developed and produced by to live, work and raise a ALISA FLEMMING for Croydon residents with it. the Develop Croydon Forum, family; one key reason is the Cabinet member for Having more university Home comforts at Ruskin Square a not-for-profit organisation education provided through children, young people courses to choose from Community Interest our superb local schools will give Croydon’s young and learning, lanning permission manager for Schroders and three residential Company which promotes and colleges. people more options when Croydon Council has been granted said: “Ruskin Square has buildings in the pipeline, Croydon as a location to However the borough deciding their training and for work to get paved the way in Croydon Ruskin Square is sure to invest, work and live. has also long needed a fast becoming a university career paths – particularly underway on the for attractive, high quality continue to be a focal point Up-to-date news on university campus to boost hub for south London. those who may have never latest government office and residential space, of Croydon’s reputation as a Croydon’s regeneration both Croydon’s economy From next September, considered university but hub in Croydon, with civil conveniently located and thriving London hub.” as well as the latest and the career prospects Croydon will have a new might do so now. I am servants from the Home fit-for-purpose. information on the Forum, its of our 93,500 young people range of university courses excited about championing Steven Boyd, chief OfficeP expected to move in “Three years after we executive of the Government independent board and its – the most under-18s in – at London South Bank more of our care- by late 2023. members can be found at London - providing more University’s new LSBU experienced young people welcomed HMRC to Ruskin Property Agency, said after www.developcroydon.com opportunities for our young Croydon campus and, to consider this opportunity. The Government Property Square, we are delighted the planning permission had Agency (GPA) has secured a scheme is still ticking all the been secured: “The GPA If you would like to contact people to choose their further along Wellesley These new courses 25-year lease for the site at right boxes for employers is at the heart of creating us, please email us at: futures and access more Road, University of promise to further improve Two Ruskin Square – a move and visitors, as well as those great places to work for [email protected] undergraduate courses on Roehampton degrees at the good-quality education which will save the taxpayer residents who have made it civil servants and the news their doorstep. Croydon College. available in the borough, This newspaper was more than £8million a year. their home in the first phase today reflects the great produced by White Label Now, thanks to two higher Despite coronavirus, and I am especially looking The 10-storey building of apartments. progress we are making. Creative on behalf of education institutions these developments forward to hearing about is being developed by “The town continues “The government hubs Develop Croydon Forum CIC. expanding to offer degrees underline how Croydon is Croydon young people ranging from nursing to still attracting major inward taking advantage of these Schroders and Stanhope to attract occupiers to programme is creating The opinions, beliefs and and will be the second its wealth of community strong regional centres accountancy, Croydon is investment and bringing opportunities. Councillor Alisa Flemming viewpoints represented Brighter futures: Grade A office building to amenities, enviable where civil servants can in the articles published be completed at the nine- transport connections and build their careers in modern in this newspaper do not acre scheme, following the growing workforce thanks to state-of-the-art shared necessarily represent letting on One Ruskin Square its increasingly favourable workspaces, enabling the opinions, beliefs and to Her Majesty’s Revenue & reputation among efficient, collaborative and viewpoints of the Develop Customs (HMRC) in 2017. homeowners seeking more flexible working, driving Croydon Forum or White Croydon Council under new leadership affordable alternatives to engagement and improving The new hub will provide Gateway development: How the new offices at Ruskin Square will look Label Creative. flexible workspace, allowing central London living and productivity and wellbeing. recent commitments from ouncillor Councillor Tony Newman the lessons from working “This will also reduce university teaching space. Hamida Ali last month. Cllr Ali said: from home over the recent government operating has been “Croydon is the most months to be incorporated. “The potential of Croydon costs as we dispose of elected as the exciting and vibrant borough The development of was central to the fund’s unnecessary office space RUSKIN SQUARE. new leader of in London and I am deeply 330,000 sq ft will include decision to invest when we and streamline our estate. Croydon Council. honoured to have been ground level retail units and did – in line with our strategy “We will continue to NINE ACRES OF SPECTACULAR. of selective investment in Having first become a elected to lead the council work is due to start on site work with government C at this crucial point in time. before the end of this year, winning locations where departments, local DEVELOPMENT, BALANCING ward member for Woodside fundamentals set the in 2014, she has held the “This is a time of with the build of the main authorities, investors and scene for future value and LIFE, WORK, LEARNING AND position of cabinet member unprecedented challenge superstructure beginning in developers across the UK to April 2021. income growth. take forward this ambitious for Safer Croydon and for Croydon as we continue LEISURE. A NEW QUARTER FOR communities since May our work protecting the Jessica Berney, fund “With a further two office programme.” 2016 and led on high-profile most vulnerable and CROYDON AND A GATEWAY areas of work including supporting residents and the establishment of the businesses through the TO CENTRAL LONDON: borough’s pioneering COVID-19 pandemic, as well Leader: Hamida Ali Strong support for Network Rail upgrades RUSKINSQUARE.COM Violence Reduction Network. as getting to grips with the TRAIN STATION INCLUDED… Her appointment as leader council’s significant budget interim chief executive Network Rail says there at an extraordinary council challenges. in September. She most is strong support for its meeting on October 22, “Working with my talented recently held a similar proposed major upgrades SCHRODER UK follows the resignation of new cabinet I am committed role at Nottingham City for the Croydon area REAL ESTATE FUND’S HAS to opening up the council’s Council, where she helped after a second round of PRE-LET THE ENTIRE 330,000 decision-making process develop a new in-year consultations. If you want to start university before next September our and putting our finances budget and managed the The proposals, which seek SQ FT BUILDING KNOWN AS January intake gives you the chance to start your studies back on a stable footing COVID-19 response. As well to make alterations to the TWO RUSKIN SQUARE TO so that we can focus on as having more than 15 early in the New Year. Selhurst Triangle, notoriously THE SECRETARY OF STATE continuing to deliver high- years’ experience as chief Britain’s most challenging Apply Now for the new BTEC Higher quality services in a way that executive at several large bottleneck, include: FOR HOUSING COMMITTEE is sustainable for the future. local authorities, she was the * Expanding East Croydon National qualifications courses first director general to have AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. “It is a long road ahead Station to eight platforms responsibility for civil service ENABLING WORKS ARE NOW but my cabinet and I are with a bigger concourse Modern: A vision of how East Croydon station would look HNC Business L4 reform at the Cabinet Office. determined to provide the and improved passenger ON SITE WITH COMPLETION HNC Construction L4 leadership Croydon needs The interim chief executive facilities consultation period. Of the integration with public ANTICIPATED IN LATE 2023. HNC Engineering L4 to overcome the council’s said: “Like many local 1,428 responses received, transport and cycling * Building new three tracks current challenges.” authorities Croydon is facing 90% of people supported at East Croydon Station, between East Croydon Interested in gaining a unprecedented challenges; or strongly supported the concerns over highway and Cllr Ali’s election to leader and the Selhurst Triangle teaching qualification? followed the appointment taking on significant extra proposals, 86% supported service disruption during CEO: Katherine Kerswell of Katherine Kerswell as responsibilities as part of * Remodelling track layouts or strongly supported the construction and queries L5 Diploma in Education the COVID-19 response while and railway junctions with redevelopment of East related to any impact on & Training programme. maintaining those essential flyovers and diveunders Croydon station, 78% either land and property. CROYDON COUNCIL’S NEW CABINET public services on which so It will allow for more support or strongly support Network Rail says its next many depend. Croydon Renewal: Services: Jane Avis reliable, more frequent the reconstruction of the steps will be through a “I look forward to working and faster services on the nearby Windmill Bridge and Stuart King Communities, Safety & Transport and Works Act closely with Croydon’s Brighton Main Line and its 85% supported or strongly Resources & Financial Resilience: David Wood Order, with an application members, staff, partners branch lines. supported the proposals Governance: Callton Young to obtain these powers Sustainable Croydon: and residents as we meet Unable to meet in person, to remodel the Selhurst currently underway ahead Muhammad Ali Children, Young People & these challenges head-on, Network Rail instead Triangle. of submission in late 2021. A DEVELOPMENT BY: Learning: Alisa Flemming Economic Recovery & Skills: making sure we support our made a live online chat Themes identified For more information Families, Health & Social Manju Shahul-Hameed communities, while working function available on included a desire to on the proposals for the Apply at www.croydon.ac.uk/apply Care: Janet Campbell Culture and Regeneration: to create a sustainable the consultation website complete the project and Croydon area visit www. Homes and Gateway Oliver Lewis future for Croydon.” for the duration of the deliver its benefits quickly, networkrail.co.uk/croydon 4 5 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

Council block tops out Courtyard site People on Croydon Council’s retail units, commercial Towering contributions housing waiting list will space and improvements begin moving into new town to the gardens, including centre apartments from landscaping and a cafe. to rejuvenate next spring. Upon completion next year, HUB has topped out the Legal & General will take 90-home plot, which is part of ownership of the second towards Menta scheme its 513-home Queens Quarter block, a 35-storey building West Croydon development, on the site of with 251 one-, two- and the former Taberner House three-bedroom apartments ondon Square Partners and will form a major part of council headquarters and for sale. This will also have a has sealed a deal the West Croydon Masterplan Queen’s Gardens. rooftop garden, communal on the St Michael’s by creating a new gateway to The council-owned block facilities and a ground-floor Courtyard site next to Croydon town centre. will provide homes at council commercial unit. West Croydon station Planning permission rents and will be named L&Q will take the remaining to create a stunning new has been secured for a Malcolm Wicks House after two blocks with 84 and centrepiece for the area, with development designed the late MP for Croydon North. 88 units respectively as a Lan attractive public square, mix of shared ownership by Assael Architecture to At least 51% of all homes on shops, cafes and 232 new feature two handsome brick Opening up potential: St Michael’s Courtyard will open up views of St Michael’s and All Angels Church the site will be affordable, and and London Living Rent homes – 55% of which will be buildings of 21 storeys and the development also includes apartments. affordable. 25 storeys for the residential London Square Partners will as a scheme at Staines- regeneration. London supportive. Our continued The one-acre site was element, 947sq m of work with Clarion Housing upon-Thames. Square chief executive Adam partnership with Clarion acquired from Portman commercial space with retail Group to deliver 128 shared The West Croydon area Lawrence said: “We look Housing Group means we The price is right for commuters Square Holdings and and offices at street level ownership homes, alongside forward to delivering a really are able to build 55% is pivotal to providing the Research by Spotahome has found Croydon is London’s London Square Partners will plus a new piazza opening up 104 apartments for private outstanding scheme that affordable homes, as well as work with Clarion Housing views to the listed St Michael capacity for Croydon’s most affordable commuter hotspot. sale. The developer and growth plans, with the will help to redefine the West for private sale. Group to deliver their third and All Angels Church. The company looked at the number of train or tram leading housing association transport hub shaping Croydon area and the wider “This will be a major boost joint scheme. St Michael’s stations in each borough to find the rental cost per station. Pedestrian links will also are already teaming up on perceptions of visitors and ambitions for the borough. for local people as well as Courtyard has a gross Croydon’s average rent of £1,136 and 42 stations made the be created to the station 100% affordable housing on playing a key role in the “The London Borough of those who want to move to domestic value of £90million, borough’s rental cost per station just £27. and new shopping centre. schemes in Neasden as well success of the town centre’s Croydon has been very the area.” A centrepiece for Croydon: Two residential towers will form a striking element of the Morello scheme being developed by Menta as part of the East Croydon Masterplan

Old depot to become affordable homes ork has as its contribution to the in this sector has enabled begun on East Croydon Masterplan, us to invest in an area of the Optivo and Henley “We’re really looking forward construction director Aaron Morello II and the long-awaited new market that’s supported by Construct, part of the Henley to building these much- Usmani said: “Croydon after Menta station entrance where strong fundamentals.” Homes Group, are working needed affordable homes is undergoing significant concluded a residents will be able to Europa Capital partner together to deliver more and doing our bit to tackle change and we look forward funding package for the next travel the 11 miles into Hugo Black said: “We than 100 affordable homes the housing crisis. to playing our part by phase of their £350million central London in less than continue to focus on rapidly in Croydon as part of a “We’ve a proven track delivering these genuinely Wregeneration project next to 20 minutes.” urbanising countries, £35.2million development. affordable homes for Optivo record of delivering high- East Croydon station. Mitsubishi Estate London where population growth at a time when they are The nine-storey, 116-home quality developments in The agreement with was advised by Europa means demand for housing needed most. development in Cherry Croydon and look forward to Mitsubishi Estate London Capital, which researched outstrips supply. “This Orchard Road will feature moving this exciting project “The development is well includes forward funding 20 key European cities to residential development one-, two- and three- forward. We’re confident of placed to benefit from the for two 25-storey residential identify which sectors and delivers much-needed bedroom apartments and delivering a development wider infrastructure and towers designed by MAKE locations are expected regeneration and new duplexes, replacing an old the people of Croydon can public realm changes taking which will contain 338 to see the most growth affordable accommodation, industrial depot. enjoy and be proud of for place, meaning residents will homes and 20,000 sq ft of – with London affordable suitable for young The proposals form years to come.” be at the heart of everything commercial space. residential positioned very professionals who want part of the East Croydon The homes will be in two Croydon has to offer. Additionally, a further 118 near the top of the analysis. excellent transport links into central London.” Masterplan. Richard White, linked blocks with communal Work is due to begin in April affordable homes have The investment is on behalf Optivo’s director of land gardens and secure cycle 2021 and it is estimated it will been secured together with of a separate account, which Richard Cook, group and new business, said: and refuse storage. Henley’s be completed in April 2023. Clarion Housing Group. Europa Capital manages director of development All buildings are being for Mitsubishi Estate London, at Clarion, said: “We are delivered by Sir Robert a subsidiary of Europa’s delighted to be playing our McAlpine as main contractor principal shareholder part in bringing forward this with work due to complete Mitsubishi Estate. important regeneration site Nominations for Fairfield Halls in 2023. in East Croydon. Yuichiro Shioda, managing Fairfield Halls has been Menta chief executive director and chief executive “This builds on our existing shortlisted for the Building Craig Marks said: “Having of Mitsubishi Estate London, presence as an affordable Awards – meaning the delivered a first phase of 300 said: “This acquisition housing provider in the iconic venue has been new homes on the adjacent continues the expansion of borough, where we are also nominated for five awards site this further development our UK portfolio, following a large employer. It’s an in 2020. with a blue-chip set of the purchase of our first exciting scheme with great We are a privately owned partners will result in a design, that is very well- MICA’s role in Fairfield development in Battersea in contracting and fit out company, total of around 750 new connected, and I’m sure Halls multi-million-pound July 2019. building the social infrastructure homes, infrastructure and its future residents will be restoration has landed it a that people depend on in their valuable amenity space “Utilising Europa’s expertise proud to call it home.” place in the Building Awards’ daily lives. refurbishment project of the year category, sponsored by Our sustainable development AET Flexible Space. strategy, ‘Now or Never; our MICA director, said: “It a rejuvenated building that CCHA close to completing new homes decisive decade’ targets all new The nomination follows is fantastic that the will provide a focal point for a nomination for a RIBA build and refurbishment projects regeneration of Fairfield music, arts and culture in Housing provider CCHA a balcony or a terrace - delighted to be providing delivered from 2030 to be net London Award, which have is nearing completion of and is the provider’s first a further nine homes in Halls has been recognised Croydon’s diverse community zero carbon in operation. been delayed until 2021, and shortlisted by so many for years to come.” a brand new nine-home London living rent scheme, Croydon as part of our a Civic Trust award and different bodies, for so scheme in South Croydon. allowing customers to save development programme two nominations at the MICA was crowned Architect To learn more about us, visit: many different reasons. It is Made up of one-to-three and eventually become and CCHA2025 strategy to New London Architecture of the Year at Building testament to the investment bedroom apartments, homeowners. provide 50 more affordable, www.willmottdixon.co.uk/now-or-never Awards – in the conserving Design’s annual awards, in the Halls that allowed us to Woodford Court gives CCHA chief executive good quality, sustainable and experiencing culture taking the gold award for the create vibrant spaces within residents the choice of Tracy Cullen said: “We are homes to the community.” categories. Stuart Cade, overall winner. 6 7 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

A real Will Tour town to make a CELEBRATING CROYDON’S HEROES from your own home difference LONDON MOZART PLAYERS Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and individuals * Calabash Soiree, providing to listen to the needs of events and services to older businesses above the £51,000 Like many organisations, the have been supporting their communities in a number of amazing To coincide with the Develop London Mozart Players faced people in the community rateable value threshold. Willmott Dixon has set a Croydon Virtual Conference, the challenge of trying to and innovative ways. Here we celebrate some of the many and using music as a key Leading the national target for all of its building Develop Croydon has find new ways to continue medium in social care #RaiseTheBar campaign, developments to be net zero wonderful stories showing the borough coming together for one launched its new website. working during the COVID-19 * MPWRD Ltd, providing the BID, along with partners carbon by 2030. another at a difficult time for so many – our Croydon Heroes. It digitally welcomes pandemic. workshops and 1-1 advice on including the BID Foundation, visitors to the borough, A major part in the managing stress, preventing Greater London Authority Determined to continue sharing partners’ latest news redevelopment of Croydon, burnout, promoting diversity and UKHospitality, asked for bringing the joy of classical and updates, promoting having been building and inclusion and retaining the rateable value threshold music to as many people in upcoming events and giving schools in the borough talent in the financial industry to be expanded for all retail, the community as possible, visitors the opportunity to since 2012, the company has hospitality and leisure the orchestra swiftly launched * First Steps DV CIC, providing see what Croydon has to launched a strategy called: businesses from £51,000 to a new series of online concerts workshops and support offer for themselves – by Now or Never, our decisive any business with a rateable titled At Home with LMP. to survivors of domestic taking a virtual tour. decade. vale up to and including At Home with LMP included violence and abuse and Willmott Dixon has set a £150,000. The virtual tour element other creative content to keep raising awareness and target that all new build of the website is a new their audiences engaged – empowering businesses and As a result, many of and refurbishment projects addition –and allows people from themed activities such colleges to support their staff the 54,638 businesses delivered from 2030 will to see what the borough as Chamber Tuesdays and * Paper Stories, a craft- represented by the be net zero carbon in has to offer from their own Family Fridays, to blog posts based café – providing campaign, originally operation under its new 2030 home or office, and pinpoint from individual players with employment to people ineligible, received access to sustainable development particular areas of interest playlist recommendations and from lower socioeconomic a financial grant. strategy, ‘Now or Never; our to them. other thought pieces. backgrounds. The BID also launched decisive decade.’ It is also The website also includes Transformation: The Nightingale Hospital at Excel London Croydon Champions with aiming for its supply chain information on some of the Croydon Voluntary Action to partners to be net zero DAY LEWIS MOTT MACDONALD major projects underway role in supporting UK effort by to ask local businesses to men took place in June at recruit more than 85 people carbon in operation by 2040. Day Lewis Plc, a family- Develop Croydon partner Mott across the borough on its getting medicines to those support the Keep Croydon the Lawn Tennis Association’s who welcomed visitors back owned pharmacy chain, MacDonald has played a key development map, as well The strategy is split into that need them most. Connected project. headquarters. to the town centre with a three themes, Brilliant has its distribution centre role in the UK’s fight against as information about the “We’ve also been doing lots They asked for donations friendly smile and the offer of Buildings, Building Lives on the Purley Way, which is the coronavirus pandemic Purley Way Forum, which of work internally about social of laptops/chrome books BUXTON support. and Better Planet, which responsible for supplying 5% by supporting the delivery of represents those on the distancing, changing shift and mobile android devices The BID’s cleansing team reflect Willmott Dixon’s of England’s pharmacies, and Buxton, based in Caterham, the NHS Nightingale Hospital Beautiful in blue: Croydon’s Clock Tower and town hall building are illuminated as part of Light it Blue 32million sq ft industrial patterns and opening up on (mobile phones and tablets) has supported businesses by aim to deliver low carbon was a vital service during the ran a ‘Protect our NHS’ poster in London’s ExCel Centre – and logistics hub, and the Saturdays to replenish stock.” for local community groups. cleaning shop frontages and products, protect, pandemic - taking on extra competition for local children Britain’s first coronavirus field immediately following the able to provide 45 laptops to Occupier Forum, which cleaning nearly 15,000 sq m nurture and enhance the staff to help meet demand. “Everyone here is frontline. The collected devices went to in support of the work the hospital. government’s COVID-19 press disadvantaged young people focuses on those who work We’re calling them our charities working with socially- NHS are carrying out during of pavement and more than environment, create better Executive director Rupa The company, with conferences, explaining the who urgently needed access and operate in the borough. #PharmacyHeroes.” isolated elderly people, young the COVID-19 pandemic. 700 items of street furniture life opportunities for people Patel said: “We supported headquarters in Sydenham detail behind the headlines. to a computer at home for View the new-look people requiring counselling with anti-virus agents. and leave a positive legacy colleagues to understand and Children were invited to get Road, supported NHS England essential school work. website by visiting www. CROYDON COMMITMENT and schoolchildren needing for future generations to follow the current government creative and design an A4 and NHS Improvement Activity packs were sent to developcroydon.com laptops who did not qualify for WHITE LABEL CREATIVE LIGHT IT BLUE benefit from. guidance and our colleagues Go2Games and Croydon poster detailing how we can with technical, engineering young people to give them the Department of Education White Label offered free In July the borough went It also commits to helping know they play an essential Commitment teamed up all stay safe and protect the and project management something fun and engaging scheme. blue to celebrate the NHS NHS. The entries were then consultancy services alongside business to support more than 1,000 people to turning 72, recognising and to do at home while more than displayed on their hoardings its project partner Archus, clients, customers and the overcome barriers and be remembering those who have 100 Instagram videos were RUSKIN SQUARE at the Imperial War Museum. helping deliver the 4,000-bed wider Croydon business A chat show in good careers with other worked tirelessly during the posted, providing the young temporary hospital in just nine community. companies and to directly Ruskin Square provided COVID-19 pandemic. people they support with employ more than 100 free car parking facilities STARTUP CROYDON days. In response to the COVID-19 engaging online content. Croydon University Hospital, for Croydon people into Willmott Dixon, for officers in the Met Police Mott MacDonald and Archus’ restrictions and lockdown, StartUp Croydon’s Croydon Town Hall and L&Q’s offering the necessary and NHS Emergency workers role, along with other supply the company established incubator programme Addiscombe Road site were WHITGIFT SCHOOL Develop Croydon has training and support. during the first lockdown to chain partners, focussed a weekly, free-to-attend, Building Business Horizons among those lit up blue across Thomas Wendes, a Design been interviewing some of ensure emergency workers around the non-clinical areas Croydon Business Webinar. Sarah Fraser, head of the found that lockdown forced the borough. Technology and Engineering Croydon’s key stakeholders could continue to deliver their and supporting infrastructure The webinars have brought Willmott Dixon Foundation, them to move to an online teacher at Whitgift School, for a new project – Croydon incredible work. including non-clinical flows, together business, HR, said: “We set ourselves these delivery format. developed a PPE-standard Conversations. access, emergency vehicle finance and cyber security LEGACY YOUTH ZONE targets because we knew Alongside this Schroders has That allowed the enterprise visor following a request from The thought leadership- movements, accommodation alongside Croydon Council Throughout the COVID-19 it was important. Naively, been supporting the charity organisation to continue a parent who works in the NHS. style interviews have been I didn’t quite realise the NHS Charities Together and and other external and representatives to provide pandemic, Legacy Youth Zone to deliver workshops and Using 3D printing technology, held over the past few weeks, urgency we’d be facing. We also sponsored the fundraising surrounding infrastructure. information for the borough’s distributed 8,000 meals into masterclasses to their new the school was able to discussing major schemes can’t wait for a ten-year Battle of the Brits tennis businesses, who could ask the community and made cohort of startup and social produce hundreds of visors and occupiers, as well as the plan to come into fruition. tournament organised by CROYDON BID their own questions as well. more than 250 welfare calls to entrepreneurs. and deliver them to numerous borough’s bright future. We need to start now. Jamie and Andy Murray. White Label has also sent its young members. They also provided funding Croydon BID has responded GPs and hospitals, including They look how far Croydon out more than 70 emails Due to the generosity of “Luckily, I work with people The six-day long tournament to businesses and social to the coronavirus pandemic Croydon University Hospital. has come since Develop to its extensive database one supporter, they were who really care and are for the top-eight ranked British by lobbying the government Croydon was formed, with Classical champions: London Mozart Players enterprises, including: Visionary: Thomas Wendes of Whitgift School embracing the challenge of insight from those behind these difficult times. We are the borough’s growth so far on the case.” plus hopes for the future. Willmott Dixon is a valued Develop Croydon has so member of Develop Croydon far been in conversation which has made debate Develop Croydon keeping it Real Hundreds Zoom along to see what borough has to offer with Matt Sims, chief about how the town can executive of Croydon BID, build a sustainable future During the COVID-19 a recording of the session High street. Speakers at Clark). Richard Plant, them across the borough. As Develop Croydon this year held in June and October. the government’s planning Rommel Faytaren, director a key focus of this year’s pandemic, Develop Croydon back on YouTube. the virtual investor tours SHW Partner and Develop a place to live, our position showcased the borough and At the June event, we white paper and debated of commercial services virtual conference. has used Zoom to host two As with the in-person included Ronan Farrell Croydon Chair, said at the plays really well with the discussed the challenges discussed Croydon’s its impacts on the borough, at Optivo, Richard Plant, Taking place in London of its popular investor tours tours, delegates ‘met’ at (Tide Construction), Stuart September tour: “We are the ability for people to get facing the property and Regeneration Roadmap and how the new framework Develop Croydon chair and Climate Week, ensuring which showcase the town’s BoxPark for an overview Cade (MICA Architects), second greenest London outside and to work close to regeneration sectors at Real and, alongside AECOM would be adapted to ensure head of SHW’s South London, the borough can ensure investment opportunities of the town centre before Jess Berney (Shroders), Tim borough. where you live. Estate Live UK. and Croydon Constructing our communities benefit Surrey and Kent region, a prosperous and green and ongoing projects. being taken round the town Howells (R&F Properties), “I have never seen the “Why not live somewhere A week of virtual events, Excellence, discussed what a from housing delivery. Vanessa Clark, owner of future at a time of major More than 100 delegates centre, out to the Purley Alex Gale (SHW), Tom parks so busy as during well connected where you Real Estate Live was run by zero-carbon Croydon would Real Estate Live UK returns Sinclair Clark, and Ben Craig development is one of the joined each session live, and Way and on a ‘walking Stoneham (HUB) and the lockdown and we have can get in and out of easily Develop Croydon partners look like. 22-26 February. Find out more from Network Rail. See more Vanessa Clark (Sinclair main themes of the event. similar numbers watched tour’ of North End and the a fantastic distribution of with plenty of parks.” White Label Creative and In October, we looked at at www.realestatelive.co.uk at www.developcroydon.com 8 9 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

Nearly Time Purley tower Wing Yip to complete approved by Prologis delivers key logistics space expanded The Timebridge Community inspectorate rologis has further the ongoing pandemic”, Centre in New Addington in strengthened its said Oliver Bycroft, vice Leading oriental grocer Wing Yip has completed a £16million Fieldway has reached the A 220-home scheme on the footprint in London president in the leasing expansion of its Croydon store final stages of construction. former site of Purley Baptist with the acquisition of and development team at 4.5 acres of strategic Prologis UK. on Purley Way. The two-storey purpose- Church which was called in industrial development land, built centre combines the by government has been “With the volume of online The revamp includes a new adjacent to Prologis Park in Fieldway Family Centre, the approved by the planning sales unlikely to drop back cold warehouse, entrance PBeddington Lane, Croydon. to pre-COVID levels, finding lobby, extended shop floor and Timebridge Community inspectorate. The site, which has consent additional parking – doubling Centre and includes a food The development, on available logistics space for industrial logistics use, the shop floor and warehouse bank, the Learning Tree the junction of Banstead close to urban centres such will provide much-needed space to 60,000 sq ft. nursery and a youth centre. Road, Russell Hill Road as London will become more additional space for logistics challenging. The site comprises flexible and Brighton Road, was This means a more companies looking to serve spaces to hire such as a approved following a second “The UK retail market is spacious shopping both Croydon and the central multi-purpose hall, two public inquiry, which took changing, as more and environment with wider London market. studio spaces, conference place in December 2019. more people order goods aisles, while an array of solar The acquisition will allow and PV panels have been and meeting rooms and The £20million scheme, online. Because of this, our the sector to cope with an installed to enhance the social space. put forward by the baptist customers, who include increase in demand, fuelled household retail names store’s use of green energy. Gavin Ward, the McAvoy church and Thornsett Group, by COVID-19, which saw such as Amazon, Argos and Group’s project manager, includes a 17-storey building, Albert Yip, director of the online sales as a percentage John Lewis, need logistics said: “We have been able to along with an eight-storey Croydon store, said: “We of total retail sales jump from facilities close to where turn this project around in and a three-storey building. have been an integral part just 18% in February 2020 to people live and work, so they of the community here in under a year, despite COVID- Thirty-nine of the homes 32.8% in May. can fulfil deliveries of goods Croydon for a quarter of related delays. It’s a high- will be affordable, and the At the foregront: Hip hop star Loyle Carner joins residents in the transformed Ambassador House forecourt Phase one will be ready ordered online efficiently and a century. The expansion quality, intuitively designed development includes a new for occupation in February sustainably.” allows us to expand our building and it will add huge home for the baptist church, 2021 and will offer six units of Meeting online demand: Prologis Park in Beddington Lane range and enhance value to the local community along with community space. The expansion will boost for many years to come.” Loyle back home to champion Thornton Heath various sizes, suitable for a the local economy, with shoppers’ experience.” Meanwhile, Croydon range of business uses. the creation of new jobs Council has approved The latest stage in between the council and This additional industrial and ongoing investment. Sole selling agent Alex plans from Buxworth Homes Croydon’s regeneration of Timberland through the development land will The development will also Gale at SHW said: “We were to build 66 new flats in Thornton Heath has seen manufacturer’s Nature enable a second phase provide occupiers with a delighted complete this sale Pampisford Road, Purley. the finishing touches put to Needs Heroes campaign – of development to take range of sustainable features, during the middle of the a transformed forecourt at run by design consultants The flats will be between place, providing yet more including charging points for current pandemic. It goes to Opportunities Ambassador House. and social enterprise Urban one and three bedrooms, opportunity for both local electric vehicles, enabling underline the importance of and 22 of the flats will be Croydon as the main ‘go-to’ Residents were joined Growth – and London companies and those goods to be delivered more offered at affordable rent. last mile logistics location in Available Now by local hip hop star Loyle National Park City. seeking last mile logistics sustainably. Twenty-six trees will have to south London.” Carner who said: “It’s The idea is to green space close to the capital. As the location is close be removed to make way for great to be back home to urban areas and promote “The importance of the to public transport links, SHW has been retained by the development, but once help bring together our positive change for local logistics sector to the health employees will be able to Prologis as letting agents for building is complete, 48 community in a way that communities. The Brit School and wealth of the nation travel to work easily and Phase II of the scheme. More trees will be planted. benefits the people and the garden was also improved. has been highlighted during sustainably, helping to reduce details can be found at www. The development includes prologis.co.uk/parks/ppb/ environment. Alongside the new garden, local congestion. 52 parking spaces and 123 “I want to bring nature a storage shed was installed cycle parking spaces. back to my local community by Tomos Design, featuring and encourage others to locally-produced artwork David Ciccone from DC support this movement.” with Vân Dang and Bareface Architects said: “This is a a Amazon make a hub high quality architectural The improvements came producing colourful artwork IN BRIEF development.” about in a partnership for the walls and steps. RETAIL BOOST: PDR’S London out of Toys R Us site office is to deliver new retail units, including Aldi and Amazon has signed a pre- The planning application, Smyths Toys on the Purley let agreement for a new for a change of use from Way. PDR’s development, storage and distribution retail to storage and which also includes a coffee centre at the former Toys R distribution, proposed a Shaping the future outlet, is on behalf of Reef Us store in Purley Way. full-scale refurbishment Estates and is scheduled The vacant retail and extension of the existing complete in August 2021. warehouse, managed by building as well as new office space, loading doors FOOT TO THE FLOOR: Flooring Nuveen Real Estate, is set Superstore has opened its to be turned into a 51,000 and external yard. of district centres second London outlet on sq ft logistics hub including FI Real Estate Management, Phase 1 Phase 2 Purley Way. The County around 4,000 sq ft of offices. which took control of the ork is is designed to ensure to speak with businesses, Ready for occupation Feb 2021 A blank canvas for Durham-based company Planning permission Toys R Us estate in the UK • • underway regeneration benefits the schools, resident has invested £150,000 in the was granted for the site after the retailer collapsed, 13,820 sq ft to 146,120 sq ft of your business to shape community and provides associations, places • new store, creating four jobs. redevelopment in May. sold the property last year. Croydon’s the community facilities, of worship and other industrial & logistics space • Build to suit up to 90,000 sq ft district transport and public spaces community groups over the centres, with Croydon present and future residents summer for the Shaping Council bringing in and workers need. Thornton Heath project. Price is right for quality manufacturer Phase 1 enquiries Phase 2 enquiries consultantW teams for two The Purley Panel has It will help to influence areas in the borough. been created with the future development and Price Kitchens produce the delivering products for their “As we enter our 42nd year In Purley, the council has goal of developing a plan build on the improvement highest standard products first Brick by Brick project. of trading in Croydon we appointed Urban Symbiotics of priorities for the area. It programme that began for many prestigious The company also has a are proud to, despite the to build on previous is intended the panel will in 2016 and finishes with developments in Croydon comprehensive range for challenges thrown up by the engagement activities continue to operate beyond the Ambassador House and across the south-east. schools and community pandemic, have continued Sam Baly Alice Hampden-Smith John Madocks Wright Alex Gale in the district to create a the project’s timescale as forecourt improvements. The company has worked centres and, as a specialist to trade strongly through 07825 218 088 07508 371 884 07807 999 635 07768 500 304 plan, with the help of the a community network to A plan will then be closely with contractors furniture manufacturer, can these trying times. We rely community, that can be identify, champion and published setting out the involved in Croydon design and deliver beautiful on our reputation for quality, used to influence future deliver local initiatives. vision for Thornton Heath Council’s regeneration living spaces for bedrooms reliability and value for development. Meanwhile, the council and ideas for short, medium programme for the past and studies. Managing money to keep our clients The Future Purley project appointed CarverHaggard and long-term projects. four years and will shortly be director Chris Price said: returning time after time.” 10 11 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

Deals highlight Croydon’s resilience Croydon has bright future despite pandemic as a key satellite location espite the Croydon’s biggest property and career opportunities roydon is the of “hub and spoke” and Croydon is ranked second and Croydon and Brighton COVID-19 deals in recent years. for Croydon’s growing fifth-best place the regional value this will based on its business in terms of vibrancy. But to set up a bring to localised centres. It environment and in the top we wanted to put a bit pandemic, SHW London South Bank population and train a new satellite office potentially offers the flexibilty 10 when market dynamics more science around this has completed Univeristy (LSBU) exchanged generation of nurses at a in London and for employees to either work and London commuter quantitative analysis and three major on Electric House in August, time of heightened demand. the South East, a study by from a central hub or a catchment are prioritised. support those places that property deals this summer paving the way for a new LSBU worked in partnership Knight Frank has found. dedicated strategic location. could promote themselves to that will bring substantial campus in the borough. with Croydon Council’s Emma Goodford, head of C Croydon’s ranking puts national offices, Knight Frank, catch this type of demand. economicD benefits to inward investment team In a review of changing The university signed a Croydon at a time of occupational strategies it ahead of Wimbledon, told CoStar News: “People “I think people are weary 15-year lease on the 56,000 to get the deal over the ongoing uncertainty. called Hub and Spoke – Richmond, Woking, Uxbridge began speaking about hub of working from home but sq ft building which will line, while SHW advised the Realistic or Idealistic?, the and Ealing, and behind and spoke strategies during occupiers will look at a The deals cut across a be converted to include a landlord throughout. company says in response Watford, neighbours Bromley, the pandemic. hub and spoke strategy for broad range of sectors, lecture theatre, classrooms A few months before the to changing dynamics in Reading and Hammersmith. practical and collaborative including educational, and a café, as well as a university signing, residential “About two to three months the market various “new reasons and cost savings. logistics and residential, ground floor business hub. developer London Square In drawing up its rankings into lockdown people were demonstrating the breadth or reinvented systems are Knight Frank considered cost, still excited about working For the first time I’m positive The campus will cater for sealed a deal on the St of confidence in the borough being explored, each a staffing, commuter times, from home, or not having to about the word suburban. students studying health, Michael’s Courtyard site and its resilience in the face hybrid model incorporating the strength of business commute and the thought “If you could walk or cycle social care, business and to deliver a large mixed- of seismic change. flexible solutions”. links and travel times into was the best locations for to a local office you would finance, with courses use scheme next to West Sparking fresh interest: Electric House will be a London South Bank University campus In suburban markets, it central London and the local a satellite location in the save a lot of money and time Even during lockdown, a expected to start next Croydon station. The concerted team effort saw £90million development says the leading topic of business environment, its south-east would naturally but you are not working in September. It will provide two tower blocks, a public In a third significant deal, agent SHW, is now marketing the completion of one of will feature 232 homes in debate is the possibility place and vibrancy. be places like Reading your cubby hole from home.” excellent educational square, shops, cafes and Prologis’ recent acquisition the site for up to 90,000 sq ft offices, creating a new of a 4.5-acre strategic of logistics space, developed gateway to Croydon town industrial site at Beddington on a build-to-suit basis. The centre. Some 55% of the Lane will bring a much- land lies adjacent to Prologis new houses will be needed supply of logistics Park and is likely to appeal White Label designated as affordable. space to the Croydon to a broad range of users, London Square Partners market. including e-commerce, last Glenn Foster mile and parcel operators. goes back will work in partnership with As demand from logistics Photography Clarion Housing Group to companies grows on the SHW, which also advised We creatively deliver 128 shared ownership back of online sales, finding the vendor, says the sale to its roots homes alongside 104 available units close to underlines Croydon’s apartments for private sale. urban centres has become importance as the main White Label’s tenth SHW advised the vendor, increasingly challenging. go-to location for last-mile anniversary year has taken grow places, Portman Square Holdings. Prologis, through its letting logistics in south London. the company back to its roots – home-working with its office closed to the public and innovating new solutions to the challenges businesses and Mixed picture for office market created by COVID-19. Almost all of the events the The Croydon office market in Reflections on the 2020 company were due to lead 2020 can best be described Croydon office market or support were postponed communities as one of marked contrasts. or cancelled. BY VANESSA CLARK With little time to recover However, the company’s Principal and owner of from a disappointing 2019 mottos of ‘making things Sinclair Clark with office uptake of just happen’ has never been 50,000 sq ft – the lowest for years’ time. In contrast truer – coming up with new a decade – the market was figures for 2020 show that, ways to make sure clients plunged without warning aside from the Home Office Shining light: 101 George Street is illuminated old and new received a Events into a global pandemic and and a letting to London relevant, top-quality service. Brand Digital swift lockdown. South Bank University of Responding to the crisis, We help put places on Creative design for any Whether in person or virtually, The contrast for 2019 Electric House, take up is set White Label launched Real device and audience Potential: Vanessa Clark the map we make it happen was in the healthy level of to be lower than in 2019. New 101 George Street Estate Live UK – a popular PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES lease renewals - in excess More positively, there however, is a good result week of free events for the of 100,000 sq ft - which does appear to be a given the paucity of supply scheme lights up town regeneration and property demonstrates the underlying last-minute flurry led by pre-pandemic. It means the sectors first held in June and Marketing Regeneration PR & Social loyalty of Croydon occupiers more government-related market can at least offer Tide Construction brought we were able achieve a brought back even bigger towards the borough. demand which may bolster solutions for tenants moving the world’s tallest modular 26-month construction and better in October. A truly integrated Specialists in the regeneration, Communications professionals the end-of-year figures. building to life by switching programme.” Architectural | Interior & exterior| Cityscapes The hope for 2020 was for a out of London, or downsizing The company also hosted marketing service built environment and property with an eye for a good story significant uplift in demand Availability, which reached in the town. on the lights at their The scheme purchased its popular Big Breakfast industries landmark 101 George Street and take up and early signs an all-time low during 2019 The missing jigsaw piece by Greystar and Henderson events via Zoom, with each scheme for the first time. Corporate | Brochure | Website | Automotive were encouraging. has increased from 250,000 is pipeline office supply Park will house 546 Build-to- attendee given two minutes Portrait | Headshots | Artwork & Stock Imagery As the country was going sq ft at the start of 2020 to for the bigger footloose John Fleming, chairman Rent apartments. to speak to the room before into the first lockdown, 420,000 sq ft, partly as a requirements. Given at Tide Construction, said: In October 2019, Tide using the chat section to Schroders and Stanhope result of existing expiries Croydon’s potential as a “It’s great to see 101 George Construction craned into follow up interesting leads. announced a pre-let to the and tenant breaks and destination for offices to Street come to life. place the last of 1,526 Throughout the pandemic, INSTAGRAM Home Office of 330,000 sq increasingly as occupiers grow and office occupiers “This new development precision-engineered White Label has offered glennfosterphotography ft, following an earlier pre- review space usage and looking at locations outside showcases the very developed by its 3D free business support [email protected] letting to HMRC of 184,000 sq future requirements using of London, hopefully we will best of British design, volumetric offsite company to employers through MAKING IT HAPPEN AT ft. This was welcome news the workforce management see more schemes come engineering and offsite Vision Modular Systems. regular mailers detailing glenn-foster.squarespace.com and the building will filter initiative to buy time for forward next year and more technology. It’s thanks to this They have created two government support and www.wlcreative.org.uk into the market statistics thought before committing. positive figures for Croydon’s technology and our efficient towers reaching 44-storeys by hosting free-to-attend once completed in two Increased availability, office market in 2021. construction logistics that and 38-storeys tall. Croydon Business Webinars. BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS

A pandemic cannot slow our regeneration BY RICHARD PLANT Develop Croydon chair & partner of SHW

he COVID-19 pandemic means we haven’t been able to meet in person as often as we would have liked but Innovative year: Richard Plant (left), scenes from our it has still been a busy year virtual tour (above) and Real Estate Live UK forT Develop Croydon and the the opportunity to showcase developments and progress borough as a whole. made over the year, showing Croydon among a number of Work across the borough even a pandemic cannot locations including Glasgow, has been continuing apace. stop Croydon’s regeneration. Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester Tide Construction’s record- Immediately responding to and other areas of London to breaking 101 George Street lockdown, Develop Croydon targeted real estate contacts. has been completed along went online, when we hosted Develop Croydon hosted with Admiral Court just our first webinar in April. two webcasts in June and outside the town centre. Sponsored by London Square, one in October and it was Notting Hill Genesis are we looked at how Croydon’s a pleasure to see Croydon on site at their Cambridge planning process had been figures discuss the big issues couldn’t take people on the later in their own time. To round off an innovative House development, Bellway affected by COVID-19 and facing the sector. tram through the town centre At the height of lockdown year, we have brought the have started work at Vista what Croydon Council had We also gave investors and network in person like we also celebrated the Develop Croydon Conference 24 and deals have been put in place to ensure the the opportunity to still see we normally would, but it still wonderful work of our online this year, giving people completed for London process continued to run Croydon this year through provided a great opportunity partners to support their the opportunity to find out Square at West Croydon and smoothly. our Virtual Investor Tours. to show off Croydon and its communities and customers how Croydon is continuing to London South Bank University While we couldn’t take It was great to be able to continued growth. through the Covid-19 build future foundations. to move into Electric House. Croydon to MIPIM this year, we showcase the borough to a More than 100 people pandemic with a social I am really looking forward Even our SHW office was did showcase the borough focussed audience and show attended each investor tour media campaign called to 2021 and seeing Develop re-clad! on an innovative platform how much we have to offer live, and as both tours were Croydon Heroes. You can find Croydon continue to work These are only a handful launched in June. for developers here. recorded plenty of interested more information about that hard to promote the borough of examples of the great Real Estate Live UK gave us It’s obviously a shame we people have watched back on our centre pages. in innovative ways.

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