Property
Two major victories for campaigners at the Council’s Planning Applications committee
Applause and cheers rang out across Kensington Town Hall last night as residents welcomed two planning decisions — both the subject of sustained coverage by The Citizen. First, councillors refused gambling operator Silvertime’s application to open a 40-machine slot...
Supergroup campaigners Jagger, Campbell, Wade and Powell draw big crowd for anti slots arcade demo’
Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger has issued a rallying cry to town hall chiefs — urging them to “fight all the way” to block a giant slot machines arcade from opening opposite Earl’s Court Tube station. Firebrand Jagger joined a noisy street protest outside...
Kingsgate House Hell – The Citizen wins action for angry residents and an apology from Peabody
Housing giant Peabody has apologised to the long-suffering residents of Kingsgate House and vowed to resolve a litany of complaints — thanks to The Chelsea Citizen. Since The Citizen aired the serious unease felt amongst residents in a story last month, the housing...
Exclusive: Bianca Jagger gambles on helping residents to stop Earl’s Court casino expansion
Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger has stepped in to support anxious residents who are trying to fight off the opening of a new slot machine casino in Earl's Court, The Citizen can reveal. Ms Jagger, a resident in the Royal Borough, has weighed in with an...
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...
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...
Solved: Riddle of the King’s Road scaffolding that never comes down
The mystery of the never-ending presence of scaffolding on a prominent block of flats on the King’s Road can finally be explained - thanks to The Citizen. For more than four years, local people have noticed and questioned why a newly built residential block called...
South Ken Tube re-development – the latest
Transport bosses have waved through a major makeover of one of London’s most famous Tube stations — but angry locals say the plans will only pile more pressure on an area already buckling at the seams. Transport for London has approved a sweeping, multi-million pound...
Report claims property slump has hit flat values hard in Chelsea & Kensington
London’s flat market is in meltdown — and nowhere is the pain being felt sharper than in Chelsea and Kensington. Disturbing new figures reveal flat prices in the Royal Borough have plunged by up to 17% in just a year, wiping hundreds of thousands of pounds off homes...
Rockwell’s appeal to build “toxic tower” reignites battle of Battersea Bridge
Campaigners locked in a bitter fight to stop a 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge are sharpening their swords once again — after developer Rockwell Property launched an appeal to the Secretary of State to overturn a crushing council rejection. Wandsworth Council...
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