Author: Cyril Richert With 230 new towers planned, London is going to become “Gotham City”, claims last week article in the Evening Standard. In a statement in the Observer at the end of…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert To the question: “If the adopted Local and National Planning Policies are only treated as loose guidelines which can be ignored at will, then Wandsworth Council should…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Following our letter to the Prime Minister on Wandsworth Council’s planning procedures and ‘localism’ practice failures, the Council said we were all NIMBYies who “hurl false and groundless allegations around“.…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert The 6 residential units planned beside Travelodge Hotel in Mossbury Road are nearly completed. It was designed to integrate with the existing Victorian terrace houses of the street…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert There is now a sign erected over the exit from Clapham Junction Station telling everyone that they are in Clapham Junction, (SW11, Battersea), and not in Clapham (SW4,…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Wandsworth London Borough Council is named in an ‘Open Letter’ to David Cameron showing major failures in its planning procedures, and calling for the Prime Minister to…
Continue Reading »Local Plan Review – Statement of Consultation
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Author: Cyril Richert The Council has now published its report on the Consultation on changes for its Local Plan (item 9 – Paper 14-141). In total 34 respondents made representations relating…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Planning Application 2014/0492 has been submitted for a (temporary) large, externally illuminated advertising hoarding at Clapham Junction, this time for the outside of Wessex House (St John’s…
Continue Reading »Authors: Cyril Richert with Hafer Road residents A scheme proposing to replace a few 3 storey small residential blocks in the style of former council houses, with a modern 4…
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Following the 2013 masterplan options consultation a ‘preferred option’ has now been presented to the local community: the full demolition / redevelopment of the estates is the chosen scheme, which…
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