Category: News

Attendees include Ward Councillors, representatives from FORCE, FoTG, Gifford House Action Group and residents. As a result of this meeting these other action groups are supporting the SAVE HEW Campaign by sending in objection letters to the Inspectorate.

Cathy Cooper has meeting with Cllr Clare Head re plan of action. Clare suggests producing a leaflet with appeal details and offers to distribute to households in the area. She will also arrange a residents meeting.

Local residents in the Hamilton and Talbot Road areas learnt today of plans by the developers (Hamilton Lofts Ltd) to launch an appeal against the decision to reject plans to demolish HEW and erect modern flats in it’s place. Further comments on this appeal should be sent to the following address:

Planning Inspectorate
Room 3/14
Eagle Wing
Temply Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6PN

quoting the reference number APP/L5810/A/07/2041553/NWF. Campaigners urge everyone with an interest in this proposal to write to this body to register your objections. Representations must be made by 22 May 2007.
Click here to link to the Planning Inspectorate website.

The latest planning Application (06/3890/FUL) to demolish and replace HEW is refused by the Planning Department of Richmond council on several grounds, including the fact that the proposed buildings would have been out of scale and “an obtrusive form of development detrimental to the visual amenities of the Conservation Area”. Also, insufficient evidence was presented to justify the demolition of these buildings of townscape merit.

Click here to view the Planning Department’s appeal refusal

Following the new plans for the replacement to HEW, an application to demolish the Electricity Works buildings is placed on the Richmond upon Thames planning website. (Ref: 06/4229/CAC)

Online Communities very much regret that because of absence of funding our community network has now closed. It has operated for the benefit of the community in Richmond upon Thames, unfunded and without break since 1997.

This is very sad news not only for our campaign but all campaigns in the Borough who were able to spread the word throughout the community. The HEW campaign will always be grateful to John and Jill of Online Communities for their advice and support.

New plans appear on the Richmond Council planning website for 31 flats and an office building. It it understood that those who wish to object have 21 days to raise their concerns.

Richmond Environment Network Open Evening – York House. Cathy Cooper invited to attend to represent HEW campaign.

Cathy Cooper gives brief update on campaign to Environment Trust Members Meeting – Grovel Chapel, Richmond