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Affordable Housing Again

In his valedictory speech to the House of Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury referenced the Church of England reports on housing. He went on to say that housing must be affordable, particularly social housing. Social housing is one of the … Continue reading

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Air Quality

Tim Catchpole made a further statement to the Inquiry about air quality today. This has been posted on the Inquiry website at https://gat04-live-1517c8a4486c41609369c68f30c8-aa81074.divio-media.org/filer_public/71/44/71444053-2881-4bf2-8985-6014a4bc2957/inq-31_tim_catchpole_-_stag_air_quality.pdf By way of further oral statement he said Point 1: At the round-table discussion on Day 3 … 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

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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

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Community Bluescapes

Community BlueScapes is a partnership between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Barnes Common Limited, and WWT. They are coming together to create healthier neighbourhoods in the Beverley Brook catchment in Richmond and ensure communities are flood and weather resilient … Continue reading

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Bert Flood

Evidence was given to the Stag Brewery Public Inquiry on Thursday 7 November 2024 about flooding and drainage issues in the proposed development. John Ancock produced maps (see Documents Produced during Inquiry at INQ-21: https://gateleyhamer-pi.com/en-gb/stag-brewery/inquiry-documents/documents-during/ ) and expressed concern about … Continue reading

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Stag Brewery Planning Application: Education Provision

The question of the need for a 1200 pupil secondary school is central to the outcome of the Stag Brewery planning applications and appears to be one of the main concerns of many local residents. But it is complicated, given … Continue reading

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: MESS Survey

Tim Catchpole, Chair of the Mortlake with East Sheen Society, gave the results of their survey to the Stag Brewery Inquiry Inspector on Friday 8th November 2024. The survey was based on a comparison of what Richmond Council state are … Continue reading

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Transport : Day 4

From mid morning to end of day on Friday 8th November the hearing was given over to transport matters. Evidence was heard from Howard Potter. His proof recites: “I am a Chartered Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution … Continue reading

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: First week summary

The first day of Public Inquiry, Tuesday 5th November, started with opening submissions of behalf of all the Parties, the developers Reselton Properties Ltd, Richmond upon Thames Council, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mortlake Community Group. There were … Continue reading

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