The never-ending Gondar Gardens planning saga is taking its next turn. Linden Wates, the developer, has submitted an appeal against Camden’s refusal of its revised frontage scheme for the reservoir site. This scheme is for 28 flats/houses. It was recommended … Continue reading →
Could we be entering the endgame in the Gondar Gardens saga? The developer, Linden Wates, has submitted its third planning application for the site. This attempts to address the very specific points that the national planning inspector raised in turning … Continue reading →
Here’s a very useful history of the Gondar Gardens reservoir site, provided by GARA – the local residents association. 1874 Reservoir constructed. 1889 Tennis courts on the reservoir roof (no-one knew about slow worms then!). 100 years pass… 1989 Roof … Continue reading →
If you’re playing catch-up on the interminable story of Gondar Gardens, which progesses as fast as the slow worms that have previously come to its rescue, then please read this succinct summary of where we stood back in June. In … Continue reading →
Planning law is a strange beast. Let me refresh your memory. Linden Wates recently won an appeal to build very low-impact homes on the resevoir site in Gondar Gardens. In a considered review of the application, the Planning Inspector believed … Continue reading →
The tale of the proposed development of the Gondar Gardens reservoir site is a lengthy one. In essence, a couple of years ago, developers Linden Wates put forward a plan that would have seen the disused site turned into a … Continue reading →
