Cyril Richert

Battersea Power Station: Video of the opening day

17 October 2022

1 min read

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…

Public Grand Opening of the Battersea Power Station: an impressive restoration, a luxurious shopping centre, and a controversial housing development

by Cyril Richert

15 October 2022

Business

14 mins read

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.…

A vast redevelopment including several skyscrapers has been scrapped in favour of more green space and low rise buildings… in Paris

by Cyril Richert

10 October 2022

Planning Matters

3 mins read

A former plan of a vast development including 6 skyscrapers up to 60 storeys has been scrapped in Paris and the local authority has now presented a much lower and…

Wandsworth Council will not renew funding for the Northcote road pedestrianised scheme

by Cyril Richert

9 October 2022

Business

10 mins read

Wandsworth Council has decided to scrap the budget allocated to the weekend “pedestrianised” zone in Northcote Road, which means that the experiment of “al fresco” weekends in the popular street…

Higher towers, more student dwellings and protected trees to be chopped off in a new application

by Cyril Richert

8 October 2022

Nine Elms

7 mins read

Nine Elms is rapidly becoming an area where 15-storey towers are now the norm. This has been the trend for the past few years, as Wandsworth Council has approved numerous…

Elevations for a co-living scheme proposed in Lombard Road - Credit: Hawkins\Brown ©

Another co-living scheme refused by the new Council

by Cyril Richert

3 October 2022

York Road area

7 mins read

Another proposal for a co-living scheme of 547 units made up with a tower equivalent to 28 storeys has been refused last August. Within 6 months this is the second…

Thermomix is replacing the Christian bookshop in Lavender Hill

by Cyril Richert

2 October 2022

Business

3 mins read

Thermomix has opened new premises in Lavender Hill, at the corner of Beauchamp Road. After the closure of the Corner Stone in Lavender Hill, just beside the well known Whole…

Asparagus Wetherspoon to be sold in Falcon Road/Battersea Park Road

by Cyril Richert

1 October 2022

Business

2 mins read

Wetherspoons is selling the Asparagus Pub in Falcon Road as part of 32 of its pubs across England to be put on the market. JD Wetherspoon operates around 800 pubs…

ULEZ to expand again in 2023 and the reason why London is charging always more for vehicles

by Cyril Richert

11 July 2022

Transport

13 mins read

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…

Several bus routes set for the axe in Wandsworth as government threaten to cut funding

by Cyril Richert

27 June 2022

Transport

9 mins read

5

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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Cyril Richert

Battersea Power Station: Video of the opening day

Public Grand Opening of the Battersea Power Station: an impressive restoration, a luxurious shopping centre, and a controversial housing development

A vast redevelopment including several skyscrapers has been scrapped in favour of more green space and low rise buildings… in Paris

Wandsworth Council will not renew funding for the Northcote road pedestrianised scheme

Higher towers, more student dwellings and protected trees to be chopped off in a new application

Another co-living scheme refused by the new Council

Thermomix is replacing the Christian bookshop in Lavender Hill

Asparagus Wetherspoon to be sold in Falcon Road/Battersea Park Road

ULEZ to expand again in 2023 and the reason why London is charging always more for vehicles

Several bus routes set for the axe in Wandsworth as government threaten to cut funding

Wandsworth gyratory removal abandoned after decades of delays and broken promises

In pictures: Lavender Hill’s brand new pottery studio

High Court rejects challenge to Wimbledon expansion, but legal battle continues with Trust and Appeal cases

After landmarks forced out by soaring rents, new ventures only now start to emerge

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