Where does it actually say that?
So, if the planning application gets approved in a timely manner, you're talking late 2009/early 2010 before anything happens.
Everything else seems to be a contradiction. For example:
- When English Partnerships inherited the site
- Its listing status
- Whether the existing buildings (except the Admin Block and Chapel) will be saved.
"Four different options have been drawn up for the site, all including 500 or 600 new homes, office space and some retail."
The actual article was a two page spread and goes into a bit of detail about planning, beening in the green belt they can only build where the buildings are all ready although can vary the lay out there was talk of moving the developments down the hill to be less isolated! a bit of irony.
They wheeled out someone from the council and it sounds like the final 4 plans looks to me like they will be approved with little official opposition, they where using phrases such as "keen to see the land in use"...
I think Croydon council wanted it to be a science museum or something but English partnerships said it couldn't be done and frankly I agree.
Also "Simon Powell, senior regeneration manager, said it was still waiting the outcome of building surveys before they know how much of the rest of the buildings can be saved.
Mr Powell said: "This has had 16 winters to decay, so although it looks quite sturdy from the outside, it really isn't."
Perhaps I am being pessimistic but I took that as "we will destroy every last bit"
As for the listing status that’s what I am putting my money on to save the place
There never seems to be any strait answers where the hill is concerned but I think this will end up the last chapter. They are meant to be showing the plans to the public soon in a church some ware but that was in the article so I will have to post it tomorrow.