Monthly Archives: July 2012

During the ‘Lights Of London’ debate at City Hall in October 2010 the Council’s then planning supremo Councillor Daniel Moylan notoriously said; “If we devolve decisions on planning to local communities, there will be no development whatsoever….Planning, development, growth and … Continue reading →

In June the Council published an Issues and Options paper for the Kensal Gasworks site in North Kensington. This is a massive site, just up the road from Lancaster West, which they are planning to develop into; “…a thriving and … Continue reading →

When RBKC first began planning for this project they made no mention of the open space on the site, as though it didn’t exist.  At that time the Grenfell Action Group queried the absence of any reference to Lancaster Green, … Continue reading →

Many in K&C will be familiar already with the controversy surrounding the latest planning fad for creating so-called shared space (vehicular & pedestrian) roads, where kerbs and pavements are non-existent, and pedestrians play chicken with the traffic. The grotesquely expensive … Continue reading →

What planet do you suppose this picture shows?  Yes, you’ve guessed right.  It’s the Planet Grenfell, seen through the warped eyes of the landscape architects employed by RBKC to destroy Lancaster Green. It’s an artist’s impression of the area that … Continue reading →

One of the concerns raised by the Grenfell Action Group in recent months is what level of ground contamination might exist throughout the site. Given the history of the site and the many previous industrial and other uses dating right … Continue reading →