REVEALED: Kingston planning chief proclaims residents ‘shouldn’t participate’ in Planning Decisions
LISTEN to Mike Kiely's views on Resident Planning above, taken from the BBC World Tonight on Radio 4, 27/04/2020 KINGSTON Council has long had a reputation amongst residents for being a soft-touch on development, with controversial high-rise schemes including Tolworth Tower, The Old Post Office, Eden Walk and New Malden’s Multi-Storey Car Park being approved in recent years. Residents have long complained at successive Development Control Committee meetings of how they feel the Council is acting on behalf of developers, rather than residents - a claim
VICTORY! Fountain Pub development halted after intervention
Local residents have secured a victory as developers were forced by Kingston Council to halt all works on the Fountain Pub site, and submit a new planning application for any future works on site. This comes after developers destroyed almost the entirety of the locally-listed pub, including the landmark glass dome (inset), which has been in New Malden for over 100 years. Crucially, residents will have the ability to make representations on any plans that now come forward by the developers, and local councillors have the