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Earls Court Hybrid Application – Joint Civic Society Review
The size of the hybrid planning application for Earls Court - 826 weighty documents - means that to address it meaningfully needed substantial resource. We teamed up with local civic and amenity societies and London Forum representatives to review the proposals in ...
Rivercourt Road: a new two-way LTN
Last year, we were contacted by residents of Rivercourt Road concerned about the increased traffic they said they were experiencing. Rivercourt is the road formerly running one-way towards King Street from the Great West Road as shown adjacent, with its twin - ...
Danish Cycling Culture
Will Norman, London's cycling Czar, has been promoting Danish cycling culture for a decade, usually without mentioning it by name. So, on a recent trip to Copenhagen, it seemed worth making an ad-hoc study of the cycling scene. Back in 2017-18, when ...
2024 Awards Evening and AGM
(AGM Photos: Franco Chen. Click for full-size versions) We were delighted to announce our 2024 Awards at the AGM at 245 Hammersmith Road on Monday 30th September. The Awards were introduced by vice-chairman Richard Winterton and kindly presented by the Deputy Mayor, ...
Development Permitted?
Since the election of the new government, we've seen a significant rise in medium to large offices in Hammersmith being proposed for conversion to residential use, under Permitted Development (PD) rules which are much more relaxed than normal planning rules. So far, ...
Annual Report 2023-2024
Attached is this year's Chairman's Annual Report, reviewing the key activities of the Society, plus a look at emerging trends in Hammersmith. Subjects include:
- Royal Masonic Hospital
- Earls Court
- Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA)
- 181 Talgarth Road, M&S & 2 Queen ...
- 181 Talgarth Road, M&S & 2 Queen ...
Ravenscourt Park Tea House
Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2024. The Grade 2 listed, 200 year old Tea House was on the buildings at risk register for some time (see related story), but has now been sensitively restored by the council and made weathertight, along with ...
White City Public Realm improvements
Nancye Goulden Award, 2024. The White City opportunity area has seen a great deal of development in recent years, first Westfield, then the award winning TV centre (2018), Imperial and now White City Place and EdCity. Although the architecture is somewhat mixed ...
The Defector’s Weld
Nancye Goulden Award, 2024. The elevations of this Shepherds Bush Green landmark have been renovated in a sensitive and attractive manner that contributes to the street scene. Furthermore, the rear extension and remodelling has created an interesting semi-external space to the rear. ...
The Leaning Lady
Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2024. The Leaning Lady was restored this summer, after more than sixty years. Along with other artworks, the statue was a gift to the community from the LCC partly as reparation for the damage caused by the ...
‘Livat’ Planters
Wooden Spoon, 2024 For the second time in their short history, the Livat planters have been nominated by a member. They were nominated for their effort in cheering up King Street and Ashcroft Square when they appeared in 2022, but on reflection, ...
Ravenscourt Park: Visitors Keep Out !
Wooden Spoon, 2024. True? It certainly looks like it. First, the popular paddling pool acquired a costly gated cage, a pre-booking requirement taking much the spontaneity out of a summer visit, with numbers, time limits and families frequently turned away. Next, some ...
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Our Diary
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Becklow Gardens redevelopment exhibition
📆 Thu 23rd Jan | 16:00 - 19:00
🚩 Victoria House, Becklow Road, W12 9HB (map)https://haveyoursay.lbhf.gov.uk/becklow-gardens email: Call 0800 433 4268
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Becklow Gardens redevelopment exhibition
📆 Sat 25th Jan | 10:00 - 13:00
🚩 Victoria House, Becklow Road, W12 9HB (map)https://haveyoursay.lbhf.gov.uk/becklow-gardens email: Call 0800 433 4268
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The Grange redevelopment exhibition
📆 Wed 29th Jan | 16:00 - 19:00
🚩 Sulgrave Youth Club, 287 Goldhawk Rd, W12 8EU (map)https://haveyoursay.lbhf.gov.uk/the-grange Email: call 0800 433 4268
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