by John Cookson | Mar 19, 2026 | Campaigns, News, Planning
Residents living close to a proposed 29-storey tower at Battersea Bridge yesterday warned that the development would deprive their homes of vital daylight. Occupiers of apartments in Albion Riverside and Thames Walk said that the new building would cast significant...
by John Cookson | Mar 17, 2026 | Campaigns, News, Planning, Property
The long-awaited public inquiry into Rockwell’s hugely controversial 29-storey tower finally got underway at Wandsworth Town Hall today. Lawyers, planners, campaigners and residents lined up for the opening salvos in what promises to be an eight-day planning war over...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 16, 2026 | Campaigns, News
Wandsworth Council’s leading planning chief has blasted developers of the controversial tower by Battersea Bridge as ‘arrogant’ and acting with ‘no care’ for the views of residents, or the council. Councillor Tony Belton, chairman of the Planning Applications...
by Rob McGibbon | Feb 26, 2026 | Campaigns
Rob McGibbon was interviewed for Press Gazette by writer Alice Brooker to mark the first anniversary of The Chelsea Citizen. The article covered a range of issues about the successes and challenges during the first year of the hyper-local journalism venture. The piece...
by Rob McGibbon | Feb 20, 2026 | Campaigns
In this interview for Jason & Ali’s Breakfast Show on the Battersea radio station, Rob McGibbon talked to reporter Patrick Hess about the forthcoming Public Inquiry into the Battersea Bridge tower. They discussed the determined efforts by thousands of residents,...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 22, 2025 | Campaigns, News, Planning
A disgruntled Battersea resident has told how he was “tricked” into publicly supporting the controversial Battersea Bridge tower planning scheme. Digital technology strategist Pedro Silva, 52, who lives near the tower being proposed by planning giant...
