Author: Cyril Richert Following the initial consultation in 2013, the Council has presented several exhibitions (so-called “consultations”) of what Ravi Govindia calls now “the vision created with the help of…
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And another one! Thanks to Wandsworth Council series of approval, 20 storey towers become now the norm (or a starting point) for developers in York Road area. Big Yellow Self-Storage…
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“With the latest developments along York Road, we have now potentials for even taller buildings“, I was told at the Winstanley & York exhibition in November 2017 by the head…
Continue Reading »An opportunity for Falcon Bridge?
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Author: Cyril Richert You have probably used Falcon Bridge in the past, this very large path under the Clapham Junction tracks. This under-path is often blamed not only for its…
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Council’s gift before local election: 20 storey tower beside Grant Road station entrance
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Finally, after 4 years of work on the Winstanley and York redevelopment project, and as local residents expressed the wish of less towers in the 2013 consultation, the Council is…
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Will B&Q site suffer the same fate as Homebase?
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Plans from B&Q developers to transform Wandsworth into a new Shoreditch (or a “new Croydon” for the oldest of us) is moving a step ahead tonight as their plan to…
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No rest for York Road: after already more than half-dozen of high towers/skyscrapers ranging from 14 to 28 storeys proposed or being erected, now developers are proposing erection of a…
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The Ganley Court homeowners on the Winstanley Estate are fighting the proposed plans to demolish their homes as part of a regeneration masterplan. They support the wider regeneration of the…
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Did you support the two 42-storeys towers at Clapham Junction station in 2009? If so you will be very pleased that Wandsworth Council is now pushing for such avision, but…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Owners are planning to alter the historical listed building The Grand in Clapham Junction to build a roof terrace and trading area on rooftop. …
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