An article from the Evening Standard a few days ago revealed to the general public some pictures of the plans instigated by Wandsworth Council to redevelop Winstanley & York estates. We have already explained in many articles how Wandsworth Council ignored some results of the consultation 5 years ago and has conducted parody of consultations along the process. For a reminder, you can just glance at our previous article: Winstanley regeneration: Can we trust the Council?
There is not much to add to the pictures published in the Evening Standard and that we post below. It resembles more Canary Wharf or even New York in some extend and as “phallocratic” tower-plans go (as Boris Johnson famously named them in 2007) the budget for this “grand” design slipped from £1bn in 2017 to £1.4bn nowadays. Who knows, it might soon reached £2bn if you had 2 or 3 more skyscrapers… And to reuse a headline describing the former Mayor of London, it could be Tory’s dire legacy for Clapham Junction.
I like the pictures. it looks really life. Finally some great effort to revamp the area. Hopefully not stopped by all the consultations
Green area doesnt look much smaller tho
Currently York Garden is totalling 3.68 hectares (Google map measurement) and the press release revealed that the new open space will be only 2.49 hectares (-32%) while the number of homes should grow by more than 300%!
See our article here: https://cjag.org/2020/02/03/new-pr-exercise-on-winstanley-york-redevelopment-with-less-green-space/