Editing Ruskin Square (section)

=== Croydon Arena ===

'''Croydon Arena''' was a proposed arena part of the Croydon Gateway re-generation scheme in the south [[London]] district of [[Croydon]]. The site is next to [[East Croydon railway station|East Croydon station]] and has been in the ownership of the rival development Ruskin Square.

The Arena scheme was backed by Croydon Council with developer partner Arrowcroft. The matter was the subject of a [[public inquiry]] that took place from September to November 2007.

The full decision rejecting the Planning Application and the Compulsory Purchase Order was issued on the 31 July 2008 and the 6 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persona.uk.com/croydongateway/index.htm|title=Croydon Gateway Public Inquiry|publisher=Persona Associates|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322031746/http://www.persona.uk.com/croydongateway/index.htm|archivedate=22 March 2009}}</ref>