by Rob McGibbon | Jul 4, 2025 | Council, News, Planning, Property
Residents are digging in to stop a local business tycoon from building a “giga”* basement under the back garden of his Chelsea home. Mr Peter Dubens, the flamboyant “serial” entrepreneur behind the multi-billion pound Oakley Capital private...
by Rob McGibbon | Jun 16, 2025 | Council, News, Planning, Property
Tite Street’s most famous former resident, Oscar Wilde, once referred to his beloved road as “The street of wonderful possibilities”. Well, there’s one distinct possibility on the horizon: the street could be transformed by a high-impact...
by Rob McGibbon | Jun 13, 2025 | Council, News, Planning
RBKC has made a decision on the way forward for a new park that will be created by the river in Lots Road. Following the results of the consultation survey, the team behind Design No.1 have won the contract to deliver the park in 2026. The new park, which will be in...
by Rob McGibbon | May 25, 2025 | Council, Politics
RBKC council is searching for a team of locals to come forward to join a new panel to “hold them to account” in light of the Grenfell tower disaster. The hunt is on for 10-15 people who can take up places on the resident-led Independent Advisory Panel...
by Rob McGibbon | May 22, 2025 | Council, News
A new Mayor for Kensington and Chelsea has been elected following a vote at RBKC’s Annual Council Meeting on 21st May. Councillor Tom Bennett will get to wear the chain of office and the fur trimmed red cloak for the next year. He has appointed Holland...
by Rob McGibbon | May 21, 2025 | Council, News, Planning
Two controversial electric advertising billboards that were scrapped following complaints could soon light up Chelsea once again. A planning application has been put before RBKC to re-instate two digital LED screens on Cheyne Walk (that’s the A3220, folks)...
