Author: Cyril Richert Planning Application 2014/0492 to erect a (temporary) large, externally illuminated advertising hoarding at Clapham Junction, outside of Wessex House (St John’s Hill), has been refused on March…
Continue Reading »For those who remember the proposal to build two skyscrapers at Clapham Junction station in 2009, it is also interesting to look again at the arguments used by the developers:…
Continue Reading »Following last week article in the Wandsworth Guardian: “Council rails at ‘Nimby’ campaign organisations“, a few opinions were published in the week’s edition (click on the image to see it…
Continue Reading »Online article on South London Press’ website thanks to James Cracknell.…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert Many thanks to Sophia Sleigh for her report of the Putney Society, Wandsworth Society, Clapham Junction Action Group and Friends of Putney Common’s open letter to the Prime Minister. The…
Continue Reading »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,…
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