by John Cookson | Dec 17, 2025 | Council, News, Planning, Property
One of London’s most famous wastelands is finally set for a comeback. The Royal Borough’s Planning Committee gave the green light last night to the long-awaited rebirth of Earl’s Court* — a vast 40-acre site left eerily empty since the iconic Exhibition Centre...
by John Cookson | Nov 21, 2025 | News, Property
The boss of Chelsea’s world famous Royal Hospital has assured anxious social housing tenants they won’t be kicked out of their homes when a crucial lease runs out in 16 months. Facing a packed — and at times heated— public meeting, CEO David Richmond tried...
by Rob McGibbon | Nov 11, 2025 | Council, News, Planning, Property
A furious battle has broken out to stop a large-scale development of luxury apartments that will “vandalise” one of Chelsea’s most celebrated historic streets. A determined legion of residents and local groups have parked their tanks on the lawns of...
by Rob McGibbon | Oct 23, 2025 | Council, News, Property
The fight to tackle a former RBKC councillor who has been the “neighbour from hell” for the past 16 years is being escalated. Residents in a Chelsea street are so “exasperated” by the inaction of the council that they have launched a petition...
by Rob McGibbon | Oct 21, 2025 | Council, News, Property
RBKC council has spent more than £5m on a house to provide urgent accommodation for council tenants that is still empty after EIGHT YEARS, an investigation by The Citizen can reveal. Despite back-to-the-brickwork renovations that have cost £850,000, the four-storey...
by Rob McGibbon | Aug 29, 2025 | News, Property
Chelsea-based Martin’s Properties can be revealed as the company that gobbled up the iconic building vacated by McDonald’s on the King’s Road. The company, which has operated in Chelsea since it was founded in 1946, swooped early when it became clear...