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Richmond Schools Forum Meeting
At a meeting of the Forum on 3 July 2025 the School Place Planning Update Report included a statement on the position of Livingstone Academy after the Inspector’s decision to grant planning permission at the Stag Brewery site. “4.15 To … 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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Stag Brewery Planning Permission: Livingstone Academy Part 2
[Part 1 of this review was posted yesterday.] For the decision see https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?Caseid=3339060&CoID=0 A review of the decision to give planning permission for the Livingstone Academy, a 1200 pupil secondary school in Mortlake SW14 7ET Contributed by Geoff Woodhouse who … Continue reading
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 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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Transport Police Local
Sarah Olney MP for Richmond Park has written to pass on a response received from TfL after she enquired whether there were plans to make cuts to our Transport Police: ‘It is disappointing to hear that inaccurate information is being … Continue reading
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The Secret Policeman’s Ball *
It was reported here earlier in the week that a decision was expected about the future of the Parks Police on Friday. See https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1854&action=edit That did not happen. But yet again the extreme financial pressure under which the Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
Richmond and Bushy Parks Policing: Update
At a meeting of the full Richmond Council last night, 28 January 2025, a motion tabled by Councillor Gareth Roberts and seconded by Councillor Julia Cambridge was debated. The motion stated: “Council views with concern the comments made by the … Continue reading
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