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Fish Christmas Carol Concert
The annual FiSH Christmas Carol concert will be intergenerational this year! The FiSH Good Afternoon Choir will perform together with the Harrodian School Choir at Christ Church, Christchurch Road, East Sheen SW14 7AW from 1.15pm to 2.30pm on Friday 6th December, led by Carl … Continue reading
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Sarah Olney introduces a Ten Minute Motion on Proportional Representation
Sarah Olney MP obtained leave today (just) to introduce a system of proportional representation for parliamentary elections and for local government elections in England. The motion was adopted by 138 to 136 votes. A synopsis of her speech follows. The … Continue reading
Stag Brewery Public Inquiry Sittings
The Inquiry will sit at 9.30am each day from Wednesday, 4th to Friday, 6th December 2024 at Cole Court Centre. Bring warm clothing. Wednesday – heating problem solved. The Section 106 Agreement and Conditions Round Table Sessions will now take place on Tuesday, 10th December 2024 at Clarendon … Continue reading
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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Housing Sales, Affordable and Viable?
Mr Joseph Ward, a Development Viability Advisor in the Planning Department at the GLA, quoted from a report that stated 67% of unit sales at the comparable Brentford Project had to date gone to foreign buyers. Add to that the … Continue reading
Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Unit Values
Amid the miasma of complex evidence about viability and the level of affordable housing being submitted to the Public Inquiry, readers might be interested to be reminded of some interesting figures on how the the 1085 residential units would be … Continue reading
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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry Restarts
The Inquiry restarted today at Cole Court at 10am. Viability is the key question of the day. Cost of acquisition £158 million. Viability based on £32 million. Why? Let us hope we get an explanation today. Smaller than Clarendon Hall … Continue reading
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Parish week
Mothers’ Union Bring and Buy coffee morning at St Mary’s on Saturday 7 December at 10.15am Macmillan Carol Concert at All Saints at 6.00pm on Saturday 7 December (tickets £15 on the door)
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Kew Retail Park Development
Sarah Olney MP has also reported in her latest weekly newsletter that St George’s, the company behind the proposed Kew Retail Park, has decided to maintain it as retail space “for the foreseeable future”. This means that no plans are … Continue reading
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The Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Mid-term report
We have had two weeks of evidence with two further weeks to come. What might be considered the most important evidence, on viability and affordable housing, will be heard over three days from Tuesday, 3 December 2024. It can be … Continue reading
