The cost of homes in London raised by 400% on average over the last 20 years, while the medium salary increased by 60%. As a consequence, while a home costs…
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The Putney Society, Wandsworth Society and the Clapham Junction Action Group have complained to the government inspectors for not being invited to attend the local plan examination hearing at the end…
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A former plan of a vast development including 6 skyscrapers up to 60 storeys has been scrapped in Paris and the local authority has now presented a much lower and…
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Last week I went to Futurebuild at the Excel centre. I confess I had never heard of it and was in two minds but it was a chance to meet…
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Planning Forum meeting 9th February 2022
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The biannual planning forum, the informal information sharing group organised by the Council for community representatives, was organised on video-call a few days ago (for the fourth time since July…
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Wandsworth has collected nearly as much tax from property developments than all the surrounding boroughs together. And although the Council is using the money to cover spending otherwise paid by…
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New approach to planning? My arse!
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After 1 hour of thirty six minutes of debates at the last meeting of the year a few days ago, Councillor Ravi Govindia, leader of Wandsworth Council, gave his view…
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As we said in previous articles (HERE and THERE) Wandsworth Council has done an appalling job in drafting the latest Local Plan. Not only the document is disorganised and filled…
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Local Plan: Area Strategy for Clapham Junction and York Road/Winstanley Regeneration Area
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This analysis intends to complement the very poor attention given to the site allocation sections in the draft local plan proposed by the Council. For a full information, read our…
Continue Reading »Author: Cyril Richert This analysis intends to complement the very poor attention given to the site allocation sections in the draft local plan proposed by the Council. For a full…
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