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Mayor approves Croydon town centre regeneration

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has given the green light to Croydon Partnership’s plans to overhaul the Whitgift shopping centre, which will give a “major boost” to long-term plans to regenerate Croydon town centre. The 1.4 billion pound redevelopment of Whitgift, a joint venture between Westfield and Hammerson, will create more than 1.5...

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Whitgift shopping centre in development dispute

The future of the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon is currently in a dispute between Westfield and Hammerson, that could end with one of the rivals being taken out by a compulsory purchase order. The south London town has become an unlikely battleground for two of the world’s biggest property developers because its transport links and...