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Affordable Housing in Richmond: Green Party Resolution to Richmond Council: 2nd December
“This council expresses deep concern that: · only 40 genuinely affordable homes were completed in Richmond since March 2022, with zero so far this year. · Affordable housing supply has dwindled year on year since 2018 – just 166 completed since 2018/19 … Continue reading
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A Planning Inspector Calls
Local resident Paul Giles recently wrote to the Planning Inspector for the Stag Brewery Planning Applications about the process of the Inquiry. Mr Giles has kindly agreed to publication of his letter and the reply which are posted below. Mr. … Continue reading
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Lime Bike Consultation
Share your views on e-bikes and e-scooters in Richmond upon Thames The Council wants to hear your views on e-bikes to help inform its future approach to hire schemes in the borough. E-bikes are a popular means of transport for … Continue reading
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The Stag Brewery Planning Inquiry : Affordable Housing
One of the key issues of the residential aspects of the planning application was the viability of the scheme and its impact on affordable housing. What was eventually decided remarkably produced an outcome which concluded that the affordable housing could … Continue reading
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Stag Brewery Appeals: A Personal Opinion
Given that the Government moved the goalposts on the last hearing day of the appeals to strengthen the probability of success for local authority plans for development, it was perhaps inevitable that the Inspector would uphold the appeals. As a … Continue reading
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Stag Brewery Appeal Decision : Conclusions on the Main Issue
And yet……. The Inspector’s overall opinion is “in considering the wider design implications throughout the site, I am satisfied that the development meets the requirements of the Local Plan and ELP site allocations. Although the proposed building heights exceed the … Continue reading
Stag Brewery Planning Applications Appeal: Inspector’s Decision on Appeal A : Affordable Housing
affordable housing At para 198 the Inspector finds: “The provision of affordable housing is a benefit. The viability assessments prepared and reviewed by the appellant and Council indicate that the viable position is zero provision, and I agree that this … Continue reading
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Stag Brewery Planning Applications
The main part of the decision is contained in pages 1 to 44. https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewDocument.aspx?fileid=62142740 Appeal Decisions APP/L5810/W/24/3339060 and APP/L5810/W/24/3339062 Appeal A is allowed and planning permission is granted for:1) Demolition of existing buildings (except the Maltings and the façade of … Continue reading
Richmond upon Thames Schools: Balancing the Intake
The Government has recently announced plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to introduce new duties for schools and local authorities to co-operate with each other regarding admissions and for schools to co-operate with local authorities regarding placement planning. … Continue reading
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Planning Warning Warning
A salutary warning about housing developments! Chilmington Green is a new community in Ashford Kent intended to provide up to 5,750 homes, a district centre and community infrastructure. Hodson Developments obtained outline planning permission in 2017. Their partners are Ashford … Continue reading
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