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EXCLUSIVE: RBKC Leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell issues urgent rallying cry for residents to help the council STOP the Mansion Tax
RBKC leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell has issued an extraordinary battle cry to residents to step up and help the council STOP the Government's proposed "mansion tax". Campbell has sent out an unprecedented letter to the Chairs of Residents...
Public Inquiry Day 2: Heated clashes over light, height and the sky high costs for a seat at the table
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 shadow, as well as wipe out precious views of the river. On Day Two of the public inquiry into Rockwell Property’s planning application for what is known as One Battersea Bridge, it...
Public Inquiry Day 1: After one battle after another, the last battle over the Battersea Bridge tower begins
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 a scheme many fear will permanently scar one of south west London’s most historic riverfronts. The development — known as One Battersea Bridge — was unanimously rejected by...
Sir Mick Jagger: “This tower is wrong on EVERY level”
Rolling Stones legend Sir Mick Jagger and actress Felicity Kendal have come out fighting against Rockwell Property's "toxic tower" for Battersea. On the eve of the public inquiry, the two stars who have lived in Chelsea since the 1960s, voiced their vehement opposition to the tower. The Sunday Times yesterday previewed the comments that were given exclusively to The Chelsea Citizen. SIR MICK JAGGER Sir Mick Jagger, who first moved to Chelsea...
BILLIONAIRE QUITS CHELSEA MANSION TO ESCAPE GOV TAX GRAB
A prominent tycoon has shuttered one of Chelsea's grandest homes and laid off all 17 of his domestic staff to flee Britain following the Labour...
PLAN TO DIVIDE HOUSEBOATS INTO ‘RICH AND POOR’ AREAS ROCKS RESIDENTS
The landlord of Chelsea Reach is seeking permission to divide the community of houseboats into two distinct sections: the east side by Battersea...
MOTHER ESCAPES CAR INFERNO WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN
Exclusive: A mother was trapped in a car with her three children as it caught on fire as she drove along Edith Grove. Terrifyingly, the front doors...
CHIM CHIMINEY ROOF TOP MURAL FIGHT GOES TO APPEAL
Earls Court resident Patrick Spens has outraged RBKC planning officers by painting an “illegal” Mary Poppins mural on his rooftop in a conservation...
MP BEN COLEMAN QUITS….AS COUNCILLOR
The Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham has resigned as a councillor of Lillie ward in Hammersmith and Fulham after ten years of service to concentrate...
The Citizen’s campaign to stop the “monstrous” Battersea tower reaches crucial juncture
A date for the planning meeting at which Wandsworth Council will decide on plans to build a 28 storey tower by Battersea Bridge has been set. The...
Government lobbied to press for extradition of Rashid Ali from Pakistan
The Citizen is lobbying the Home Office to fight for the extradition of Rashid Ali, the driver who ran over and killed Jack Ryan on Battersea Bridge...
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