Last autumn, Camden announced it was considering introducing a borough-wide speed limit of 20 mph. We’re now in the consultation phase of this proposal, so if you have strong views for or against, now’s the time to voice them. The … Continue reading →
After several months of radio silence on the 187-199 West End Lane development, there is now an update on progress. There had been a nice idea that the strip of shops from Café Bon to M.L.Estates might become pop-up shops … Continue reading →
I started this article this morning with “Newer residents might find this a peculiar topic…”. By this evening, newer residents were suddenly all too aware of the flood risk in West Hampstead as West End Lane was transformed into a … Continue reading →
Last Thursday, Camden’s Development Control committee granted conditional planning permission for the development of 91 flats on 65-67 Maygrove Road. It was a rather complicated debate. The issue was not one of architecture, nor about replacing offices with housing. Rather, … Continue reading →
The possible move of West Hampstead’s post office into St James Church is at an advanced stage of negotiation. It would be one of the first church post offices in a major British city. Yet it seems very few people … Continue reading →
Regular readers will have followed the progress of the Neighbourhood Development Forum; while even sporadic readers may have spotted the signs that have gone up around the area about the consultation stage the NDF is in now. I thought I’d … Continue reading →
Kilburn Grange Park is rather overlooked by West Hampstead folk. Yet, for those who live in the southern part of the area, it’s by far the nearest open space – and is substantially larger than Fortune Green. So what could … Continue reading →
The West Hampstead place plan, published last year, set out a lot of areas for action. Last week, Camden issued a two-page update on progress. Later in the year we’ll summarise progress against all the action points, but this is … Continue reading →
Those of you living up around the Lymington Road/Finchley Road end of West Hampstead will be all too aware of the enormous construction project that’s been taking place on that junction. The 35,000 sq ft complex is going to house … Continue reading →
Next week, drop into the Abbey Community Centre to look at the designs and plans for the large-scale redevelopment of the Abbey Area estate. As well as viewing the designs you should be able to ask the project team questions. … Continue reading →
