Controversial 29-storey tower approved for former gasworks site despite fierce opposition
Plans pushed through as councillors weigh housing need against policy breaches, leaving residents frustrated and conservationists alarmed.
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Heritage Committee divided over controversial rule change amid fears of diluted focus
Debate over new planning language divides heritage committee amid claims of council “plot” to weaken protections.
Is Wandsworth Council hiding financial mismanagement behind closed doors?
Council faces backlash over secretive pension fund talks as investment losses mount and financial mismanagement claims intensify.
Putney’s historic buildings and parks under threat from Council rule change
Committee in charge of defending Wandsworth's heritage will be required to consider housing targets and economics in its decisions.
Wandsworth skyline battle: fate of gasworks development towers to be decided next week
The area would get a new cinema and music venue instead of an old gasworks, but concerns are high over the impact of massive towers on area and environment.
Pension chaos: Wandsworth Council faces multi-million pound black hole
From £350m in the black to £7m in the red. Wandsworth Council cock-up may lead to reduce services or increased tax.
Watch now: the independent calling out Wandsworth Council’s ‘ridiculous’ tax freeze claim
Wandsworth Council’s claim that it has frozen council tax in 2025 has been slammed as “ridiculous” and “untrue”…
Wandsworth Executive accused of silencing scrutiny: opposition stripped of oversight powers
Wandsworth Council's accountability was already in question. New changes may make the situation worse.
What’s behind Wandsworth’s terrible waste management and how can we actually fix it?
It's been a persistent problem for years - and we know why. But politicians don't want to hear the answer.
Forgotten Putney: why is a third of Wandsworth left out of its Borough of Culture celebrations?
Hundreds of events have been announced for this summer but there's one glaring omission: our town.