Read More 4 minute read Planning Thamesfield ‘People don’t drive to hotels,’ says chair as 200-room hotel approved with no taxi drop-off plan Committee also approved delivery plan despite ban on loading. bySenior reporterFebruary 22, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Crime Housing Judge orders Wandsworth to give tenant his keys – right now, in an Uber Court hears man has been climbing over his balcony for six weeks because he can't get through his own front door. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 21, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Planning Wandsworth Town That enormous concrete finger with the pink tip? Here’s what it is The Wandsworth - Artisan - tower has been rising for months, and the planning battle behind it goes back to 2013. byPutney.news reporterFebruary 21, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Health Housing Council left domestic abuse survivor in tiny room with newborn, ignored four months of warnings Same failure ruled unlawful in 2021 — and training was ordered then. bySenior reporterFebruary 21, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Business Planning Thamesfield Putney corner hotel plans get bigger – but delivery plan risks junction chaos The new Hub by Premier Inn hotel being built at Putney’s busiest junction will be bigger than originally… bySenior reporterFebruary 19, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Planning Roehampton Transport Council’s Lennox Estate plan unravels as car club promise collapses Planning rules require car clubs before eliminating parking - now council admits no operator exists. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 17, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Planning Politics Southfields Lords launch second attempt to strip Wimbledon Park of legal protection Same peers, new bill, same mechanism abandoned three months ago. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 16, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Community Planning Roehampton Sport Wheelchair tennis, volunteer coaches and a £1.1m dream for Roehampton Community trust has six weeks to secure funding before building grants end forever. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 13, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Planning Politics Mayor’s planning team finds Lennox Estate application violates London policy Biodiversity failure, tall building breach, and heritage harm trigger intervention powers. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 3, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Finance Housing Politics £884m borrowing spree hits council tenants with 4.8% rent increase Housing Revenue Account surplus collapses 86% after years of fire safety failures. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 2, 2026