New London Architecture

Design over density

Tuesday 05 December 2023

Peter Murray OBE

Peter Murray OBE

Co-Founder

Heather Cheesbrough

Director of Planning and Strategic Transport
LB Croydon

Heather Cheesbrough, head of planning at Croydon, talks to Peter Murray about tall buildings (“we’re not afraid of them”), the long running saga of the Whitgift Centre and the changes to suburban densification policies following the election of Croydon’s first elected (Conservative) Mayor.


Peter Murray OBE

Peter Murray OBE

Co-Founder

Heather Cheesbrough

Director of Planning and Strategic Transport
LB Croydon



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