After six years unsuccessfully trying to find a way to build new affordable homes on land offered by Croydon Council, the Board of Crystal Palace CLT has resolved to propose winding up the Community Land Trust. The CLT has been largely dormant since our planning application was refused in September 2024, save for an unsuccessful…
Earlier this month, we were informed that Croydon Council had refused our planning application to build 7 affordable homes on a site off The Lawns leased to us by the council. The CLT board has agreed the following statement. We are shocked and disappointed that Croydon council’s planning officers have refused our application for 7…
We’re delighted to say that after much-delayed negotiations, we have signed an agreement to lease the land at The Lawns for £1 our first affordable eco-homes project. We won the bidding process for this site back in the summer of 2019. Since then, assisted by our lawyers Anthony Collins LLP, we have been negotiating the…
The Chair and Board of Crystal Palace Community Land Trust have pleasure in inviting you to a General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 13th March from 7.30-8.30pm on Zoom, online. Register to attend here and receive the zoom link. We will be joined by Cllr Lynne Hale, Croydon cabinet member for homes, and have…
We have some very exciting news to share – and a quick 5-10 minute favour to ask! After 4 years of hard work from our voluntary board, the planning proposal for the first Crystal Palace Community Land Trust development, at “The Lawns” has gone live ! We now have until 22nd September to gather support,…
Tom Copley, the Deputy Mayor for Housing in London, visited our site at The Lawns today and met with some of our board to discuss our plans. The Greater London Authority has funded our work so far to design our proposed 7 homes, so it was great to share the story and where we’ve got…
We shared our plans for our homes at The Lawns with fellow locals at St Cyprian’s primary school, just down the road from the site. A mix of people, some who have engaged with us in the past and a number of new faces, all turned up to look at and give feedback on the…
Last week we held a meeting of our members, open to other local people, to share our almost-final plans to build new affordable homes at The Lawns, SE19. The Chair of our board, Chris Axon, took everyone through the presentation we will be showing Croydon Council’s planners soon. He covered: You can watch his presentation…
We are inviting tenders for community engagement services for our project on The Lawns Crystal Palace Community Land Trust (CPCLT) will be submitting a planning application in the late spring/early summer to develop a small sustainable and affordable housing project on land currently owned by Croydon Council at The Lawns, Upper Norwood Over the past…
The Chair and Board of Crystal Palace Community Land Trust have pleasure in inviting you to a General Meeting to be held on Thursday 10th November from 7.00 – 8.30pm at the Salvation Army, 58-60 Westow St, Upper Norwood, SE19 3AF. Register to attend here Along with the formal business, we will be discussing how…