Fifty pages packed full of interesting stuff, and can be downloaded here, it’s a large file, some 12.5MB, so may take a while …
The 2019 Bedside Edition
News
Jaggard Way application refused
The application for outline planning consent for the demolition of the existing small business units and the redevelopment of the site, for a mixed use scheme of 72 homes, was refused yesterday, 27 November against officers’ recommendation to permit the proposal. The Society’s objections highlighted the inappropriate nature of the development on the edge of the conservation area and the loss of significant employment space.
Twenty is Plenty
Further to the successful boroughwide 20mph implementation on residential roads, Wandsworth Council is now considering a selection of classified roads that are suitable for a 20mph speed limit.
Wandsworth are consulting residents and businesses for a 20mph speed limit on Northcote Road SW11, Bolingbroke Road SW11, Bellevue Road SW17, Rectory Lane SW17 and Silverthorne Road SW8. Wandsworth Council would like to know your views before deciding whether to proceed with implementing the proposal. Details on these consultations are available at https://tinyurl.com/20mph-consult
The closing date for the consultation is Friday 6 December
Recognition for the Tree Wardens
At the annual Wandsworth Council Civic Awards the wardens, an independent group of volunteers, won the new Environmental Category for their efforts to conserve, protect and improve the environment through the planting, care, nurture and cultivation of trees across Wandsworth. Our members include a number of the tree wardens and they are to be congratulated.
General Election Hustings for Battersea
On Thursday 28 November 6.30pm Election Hustings are to be held York Gardens Library, SW11 2UG. Conservatives, Green, Labour and Luib Dem cparliamentary candidates will be present. The hustings are organised by the Battersea Society and Katherine Low Settlement.