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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry Sittings

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Richard AH White

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?

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Richard AH White

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 →

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Unit Values

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Richard AH White

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

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Richard AH White

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

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Richard AH White

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

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Richard AH White

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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Sarah Olney MP on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Richard AH White

Sarah Olney has published her (well argued) letter about the Bill in Richmond Park News and on her website. It is just the kind of issue that should be debated locally and not just among those who subscribe to her … Continue reading →

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The Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Mid-term report

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Richard AH White

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 →

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Assisted Dying Bill

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Richard AH White

Your MP voted against the Assisted Dying Bill. How would her constituents have voted?

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Richmond Park Cycling: Ongoing Discussions

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Richard AH White

Paul Richards during his talk about Richmond Park (https://wordpress.com/post/childlawobserver10.com/1006) to the Mortlake with East Sheen Society (www.mess.org.uk) on 28 October said: “The speed limit on Park roads is 20 mph but this does not apply to bikes. ,,,,,The Park had … Continue reading →

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