We need at least 1,000 signatures by 14 January 2016 to bring the petition to the council

Croydon Local Plan (CLP2) for Shirley will have a devastating effect on where we live. The proposals and what is finally agreed will shape the way Shirley develops over the next 20 years.

We will lose greenbelt and have our open spaces either built on or designated for use as traveller sites. As well as intensification of development, which will change the character of our residential areas.

This is unacceptable as it will completely change the character of Shirley and I urge you to object to it very strongly by signing this petition.

Key points affecting Shirley

·         700 new homes to be built in Shirley Oaks Village with no provision for extra facilities like schools, doctors or parking etc.

·         2 permanent traveller/gypsy sites

·         Semi detached houses in Wickham Avenue, Ridgemount Avenue, Peregrine Gardens, West Way Gardens, the northern section of Hartland Way and the western parts of Bennetts Way and Devonshire to be replaced by medium-rise blocks of flats.

·         Changing the designation of the area around and including the Green Triangle behind Valley Walk and down Shirley Road and Shirley Avenue.

Theses plans will be harmful in a number of ways. So, we the undersigned, call on Croydon Council to drop its plans for Shirley.

This petition will be delivered to Croydon Council. To do this, I need you to include your name and address.

Please sign the petition by selecting the agree option below.

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* 1. I call on Croydon Council to drop its demands for Shirley. I oppose the intensification associated with the gradual change of the area’s local character, de-designation of Metropolitan Open Land around Shirley, Gypsy Traveller Sites and development on Garden land.

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* 2. Please enter your name and postcode

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* 3. Your email address so that local resident Dave Greenwood and Monks Orchard Residents’ Association (MORA) can keep you updated with this campaign and other local issues:

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* 4. Add any further comments in the box below (optional):

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