EIR - Cane Hill, Coulsdon [Jun 2025]

Your request 

Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Cane Hill Park Development (Coulsdon): GLA -Owned Infrastructure, Oversight, and Developer Compliance

Dear Sir/Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request detailed information regarding the Cane Hill Park development in Coulsdon, specifically in relation to infrastructure that remains under the ownership of GLA Land and Property Limited (GLAP).

I kindly request the following:

Our response

1. Ownership and Land Status

• Please confirm the current ownership status of all communal infrastructure (including internal roads, public open spaces, and footpaths) within the Cane Hill Park development.

Information contained within the attached copy of the “Lease for the construction and sale of dwellings and other buildings at Cane Hill, Coulsdon (Lease Agreement) dated 11^th June 2015  between GLAP and BDW Trading Limited.  Where the GLAP remains the freeholder of any parcels of  land on the development, it is due to be transferred in line with the Lease Agreement upon completion of the development.    

• Please provide a map or breakdown of land parcels that remain under GLAP ownership as of the date of this request.

The redline site boundary map contained in the Lease Agreement. The freehold of any remaining parcels of land to be transferred as detailed in the Lease Agreement.

2. Agreements with Developer

• Please provide copies of or detailed summaries of all development agreements, leases, build leases, or service-level arrangements between GLAP and the developer (Barratt Developments and its affiliates) concerning this site.
• Please outline the developer’s specific responsibilities for constructing, maintaining, and/or handing over communal infrastructure and public assets.
• Is there any agreement or timeline for adoption of roads and open spaces by the local authority or another body?

Please find attached.

3. Oversight, Monitoring, and Handover Assurance

• What surveys, technical assessments, or inspections were conducted by GLAP or its representatives to confirm that the developer constructed the GLA-owned infrastructure to the required standards?

Information as contained in the Lease Agreement

• Were completion certificates or handover reports issued for roads, (especially after the roads were intensively used by BDW construction traffics), open spaces, or other communal infrastructure?

Information not held/details as contained in the Lease Agreement.

• If no such surveys were conducted, please explain what quality assurance process was followed to validate developer compliance before transfer or continued GLA ownership.

as 3a above

4. Management Structure and Potential Conflicts of Interest

• The maintenance costs of these GLA-owned infrastructures are currently borne by residents through payments to the Cane Hill Park Management Company, which was appointed by the developer.

Information contained in the Lease Agreement.

• Does the GLA consider this arrangement to pose a potential conflict of interest, given the developer's role in both building the infrastructure and appointing the entity responsible for maintaining it?

We do not hold information within the scope of your request. A question can be a valid request - Under the Act, if a public authority holds the information in their records that answers the question. We are not required to answer a question because we do not the relevant information in recorded form.

• Has the GLA conducted any review or audit of this governance structure, particularly to protect residents' interests?

Not applicable

5. Complaints and Compliance

• Has the GLA or GLAP received any complaints, reports of non-compliance, or correspondence from residents regarding the condition or ongoing management of infrastructure on GLA-owned land at Cane Hill Park?
• If so, please summarise the issues raised and any actions taken by the GLA or GLAP in response.

We hold your correspondence plus one further Freedom of Information request which refers to a lack of bicycle storage: FOI - Cane Hill Development [Oct 2024] | London City Hall