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Pictured outside 22 Gloucester Road, a large detached property owned by the Council, Councillor Bamford, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing said “Keeping this house for our own homeless is a no brainer!” Liberal Democrats are campaigning to see 22 Gloucester Road used for a period of five years for emergency housing. Formerly used as a […]

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At Budget Council, the Conservative Leader of the Council, Councillor Kevin Davis, took particular exception to a request from the Liberal Democrat Opposition to be allowed to hold a special public Scrutiny Panel to look at the currently £4 million budget spend for Kingston Futures. During the Budget Council debate, Councillor John Ayles, Liberal Democrat […]

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There is a dark cloud looming over Tolworth in the form of the current developments proposed for the local area. The gathering storm of tower blocks and urbanisation of a suburban area is outrageous and wrong. TAG is a newly formed concerned group of residents and residents associations and is backed by all Tolworth and […]

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Just fifteen days before the Tory Administration is expected to put up Council Tax by 2%, the Leader of the Council, Councillor Kevin Davis is booked to attend MIPIM – the world’s international property market conference. The confirmed bill for the Leader to attend the shindig and meet developers is £4,014. Appalled that the conference […]

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Developers of the old Brighton Road Total garage have now purchased the neighbouring properties and plan to submit a new planning application for the entire site. No application has yet been validated, but it is expected this month (February) to be for 46 flats and shops. More details will be put on our website when […]

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Tories let you down again

by lizgreen on 28 January, 2016

This afternoon, regrettably, Boris Johnson has not used his powers to help residents of Tolworth and has rubber stamped the decision by Kingston’s Conservatives for the overdevelopment of the Tolworth Tower site. He has chosen to ignore a petition collected in just 10 days by Kingston Liberal Democrats and signed by over 1000 local residents. […]

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Tories approve Tolworth Tower plans

by lizgreen on 14 January, 2016

Tory councillors have forced through the planning application which will see four further towers alongside Tolworth Tower on the Broadway. The towers will be 5, 12, 15 and 19 storeys high. At the meeting local residents told them they were concerned about even more traffic, pressure on local schools and doctors, lack of affordable homes […]

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Decision time for major planning applications

by lizgreen on 12 January, 2016

Are Kingston town centre and Tolworth about to change dramatically? The next 3 months will see decisions on 4 major planning applications that if permitted with change the nature of Kingston forever. Eden Walk regeneration Former Government Offices – Hook Rise South (King George’s Gate) Old Post Office Tolworth Tower This evening (12th January) will see […]

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Dairy Crest site planning application deferred

by lizgreen on 19 December, 2015

The revised planning application for the dairy crest site on Villiers Avenue/Lower Marsh Lane was deferred by the Councillors on the Development Control Committee. Whilst it was recognised the application for predominately 3 and 4 bed houses was much more suited to this location, Councillors were concerned about the level of affordable housing to be […]

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The Lib Dem motion on the Eden Quarter Development Brief was discussed at Full Council this week. A deputation was also heard from the non political group, Kingston Residents Association, who were in support of the Lib Dem motion and also raised their own concerns. The Lib Dem motion called for three things: 1. to […]

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