Judi Gasser asked to meet in Tooting Common as she could bring her young but energetic tall grey mix Spaniel and Lurcher (which she referred to as a ‘Splurcher’!). It took several weeks to organise the meeting as she is incredibly busy ; just…
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A small increase in the Council Tax would be considered by many…
The supermarket is not hiding trolleys; they simply don’t have any more.…
HOUSING & PLANNING
Exactly 13 months have passed since the last Planning forum meeting, and this delay is not due to Covid, but apparently due to the new administration taking place after Labour…
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A planning application (2022/3954) has been submitted to Wandsworth Council for the redevelopment of the last major site in Wandsworth Town. It includes a contentious tower of more than 30 storeys…
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Was it because of the cold night or due to the lack of interest from the local community on this day of January? Not more than a dozen people came…
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The cost of homes in London raised by 400% on average over the last 20 years, while the medium salary increased by 60%. As a consequence, while a home costs…
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The Putney Society, Wandsworth Society and the Clapham Junction Action Group have complained to the government inspectors for not being invited to attend the local plan examination hearing at the end…
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Living in Battersea, you are familiar with the contentious luxury development popping around, while the normal residents have difficulties to afford a home in the area. There is one city…
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The Battersea Power Station opened its doors to the public for the first time after nearly 40 years on Friday 14 October 2022. If you went to the event, missed it and/or…
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The restored Grade II* Listed landmark opened to the public on Friday, October 14, nearly four decades after the closure of the Battersea Power Station.…
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TRANSPORT
Following a consultation organised last summer, ahead of a plan to scrap bus routes in order to save money, TfL has published their decision. They have decided to only cut…
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Network Rail has announced a £35 million pound investment for Clapham Junction station aiming to improve passenger experience and reduce congestion. The improvement project has actually already started and should…
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A consultation on plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover almost the whole of the capital from 29 August 2023 has been launched and will run…
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22 London bus routes could be axed as Transport for London (TfL) has announced the biggest set of cuts in decades. C3, N31 and 49 routes from Clapham Junction and…
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On the first days of December, Asda removed all mature trees along Dorothy road properties, without any warning nor proposal to mitigate the loss.…
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Planning Application 2021/4548 has been submitted for erection a digital display screen on the side building of 42 Lavender Hill, on Ashley Crescent’s side of block. The proposal for the…
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Part of July saw heavy rain in London, and images of flash flooding made the news headlines. According to BBC news, parts of south-west London including Barnes, Raynes Park…
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Battersea has been woke as long as the Elms that were left to grow inside the Great Exhibition’s Crystal Palace of 1851…In fact it was because of protests about three…
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Amie Buhari is a charming and sweet young woman who makes you wonder where she hides all this energy to dedicate her life to helping young people. Founder & Chief…
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It’s 11.30am and the temperature is much milder than it was a few weeks ago in Clapham Junction. The back of Bramlands Close, a series of small buildings nested between…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Wandsworth Council has just received a damning report from Ofsted saying that vulnerable young people are being put at risk by “serious failings” in children’s services and that “there…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert A while ago (2011) we published a few articles on school campaign in Clapham Junction. This was mainly triggered by both the successful campaign to open a…
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The new members for the different Council Committees have been announced. The chairs of those committees will complement the Cabinet figureheads, overseeing their policies. For example, Aydin Dikerdem, Cabinet lead for housing,…
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You will find all information about the future administration on the Council’s website., The appointments will be confirmed once the Council has elected a new Leader at the Council’s annual meeting on 25 May. We present below the proposed cabinet…
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EVENTS & VIDEOS
Our local news magazine about Clapham Junction and around is renamed Clapham Junction Insider (CJI).…
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You are currently browsing the new CJAG website. We want CJAG News to be the hub of local news for the area of Clapham Junction and beyond, covering topics on…
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CJAG has setup a channel on YouTube to host our videos. It includes: Public meetings organised by CJAG Special events and meetings Council speeches Planning application decisions …and some others…
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After 1 hour of thirty six minutes of debates at the last meeting of the year a few days ago, Councillor Ravi Govindia, leader of Wandsworth Council, gave his view…
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The biannual planning forum, the informal information sharing group organised by the Council for community representatives, was organised on video-call a few days ago (for the third time since July…
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On Wednesday 1st July was organised the Planning Forum meeting. For special times come special meetings and for the first time the meeting was organised fully remote, using Microsoft Team…
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The biannual planning forum, the informal information sharing group organised by the Council for community representatives, was organised on video-call a few days ago (for the fourth time since July…
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The Planning Application Committee meeting on Tuesday 26th of April 2022 was as many other meetings in appearance. However, seen a few weeks later, it was very special in several…
Continue Reading »Over the last 3 years, we have been supported by many local residents, associations and councillors who were keen to join us to express their concerns about Clapham Junction and…
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