Fast New Camden Planning Search
Camden’s servers have been down for days. So I made a planning search that’s 100 times faster and lets you know if you can access documents. Continue reading Fast New Camden Planning Search
Camden’s servers have been down for days. So I made a planning search that’s 100 times faster and lets you know if you can access documents. Continue reading Fast New Camden Planning Search
Where to go with Save Bloomsbury? I want to know what you think I should write about. Continue reading The Future of Save Bloomsbury
Belgrove House has now been minded for approval in a fiery meeting which saw outbursts against the ‘disgraceful’ and ‘arrogant’ design of the building. Camden will now rush to get approval from the GLA as the Secretary of State considers whether to call this in. Continue reading Belgrove Minded for Approval in Fiery Meeting
Now that the planning application can be scrutinised, Merck’s ‘world-leading research centre’ contains no labs whatsoever. And in an incredible series of statements, Camden’s planners both commend the design of the building and demand an £8.6M payment in return for approval of the application. Continue reading Camden Demand £8.6M for Belgrove House Fake Labs
After months of marketing Belgrove House as a life-sciences laboratory, submitted plans show no laboratory facilities will be built after all. But have Camden’s councillors already been conned by the ‘Fake Labs’? Continue reading Belgrove House a ‘Fake Lab’
But officers to push ahead with demolition of terraces, claiming that internal complaint ‘cannot be investigated’. Continue reading Camden Threatened with Legal Action and LGO Investigation
‘Demolish First, ask Questions Later’: Camden’s planning department recommends the demolition of two Victorian terraces before an investigation into whether they should be legally protected is concluded. Continue reading Camden to Demolish Terraces Before Concluding Application for their Protection
“I conclude that the decision-making processes … were seriously flawed, and the decisions were not a rational response to the issues which arose as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.” – Mrs Justice Lang Continue reading Infamous ‘London Streetspace’ Quashed in High Court
A flurry of planning applications made in 2020 threatens to change the character of King’s Cross forever. In a photo-essay, I delve into the long history of King’s Cross, and why new development trends will likely destroy one of London’s most precious areas. Continue reading The End of King’s Cross?
The BCAAC has welcomed two new members, got a new website, given feedback on an unprecedented number of applications, and much more this year. Continue reading Bloomsbury Conservation Areas Round-Up 2020