by John Cookson | Dec 17, 2025 | Council, News, Planning, Property
Chelsea is set for a major housing boost after Kensington and Chelsea Council approved plans for 274 new homes on what has become known as the ‘Lots Road South’ site. The long-awaited regeneration scheme will sweep away several much-loved, but outdated Victorian...
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...
