The Planning forum met last Thursday to discuss the revision of the Local Plan and the current consultations. However, most of the topics are still a work in progress and…
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Three main societies in Wandsworth have recently written to the Council to express their concerns regarding the handling of individual applications and some broader strategic issues. The Wandsworth Society has…
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Planning Forum meeting 21st March 2024: Revision of the Local Plan and Clapham Junction Masterplan project
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The Planning forum met last Thursday to discuss the revision of the Local Plan, the Clapham Junction Masterplan project, new guidelines set by the council to improve engagement, and planning…
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Clapham Junction Masterplan: initial presentation focusing on vague options for overpass bridges
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On the dry early afternoon of Friday, March 15, residents of Clapham Junction were invited to attend a drop-in event at Battersea Library. The invitation stated that it was an…
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Skyscrapers in London: The Time of Greenwashing
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With the environment now at the forefront of people’s concerns (of course alongside the cost of living and the housing crisis), being an eco-friendly building has become a necessary and…
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About ten years ago, when Boris Johnson was Mayor of London, a meeting was organised to discuss planning matters in the bulbous shape of the City Hall building beside Tower…
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With at least two major schemes to be decided in 2024, both in breach of significant planning rules, an impending choice looms: enforce Local Plan integrity that Wandsworth carefully drafted…
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The new Labour administration in Wandsworth is looking to amend the Local Plan to mandate a minimum of 50% affordable housing in new developments, with a majority designated for social…
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The big headline was that the Local Plan is now adopted, with a clear sense of relief on the part of the Council at having got it across the line. …
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Planning Forum meeting 9th March 2023
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Exactly 13 months have passed since the last Planning forum meeting, and this delay is not due to Covid, but apparently due to the new administration taking place after Labour…
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