by Rob McGibbon | May 11, 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 India Drake-Brockman | Apr 24, 2025 | News, Planning
The controversial scheme to build a 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge crumbled last night (24th April) after a unanimous vote at Wandsworth Council vetoed the planning application.Rockwell Property has spent the past year bidding to knock down the existing Glassmill...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 22, 2025 | 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...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 12, 2025 | News, Planning
The long-running and increasingly bitter battle between houseboat owners at Chelsea Reach and the Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company (CYBC) has exploded into the public glare at a court hearing in London. Boat owner Simon Howard, who lives on a 100ft converted Dutch barge...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Planning
Chelsea’s prime landlord Cadogan has revealed that the first lettings for The Gaumont – its ambitious new £235m development on the King’s Road – are to be businesses with an eclectic creative edge. The three new sign-ups will bring a blend of...
by Rob McGibbon | Apr 1, 2025 | News, Planning
The vast residential development at Chelsea Barracks – which has been in the building mix since 2007 – has suddenly announced a dramatic change in its ‘Masterplan’. Blaming a change in the residential market conditions and “demand for...