🗂️ Planning Forum: Local Plan, major schemes — and transparency 🔎CJI uncovered evidence the Forum was once publicly listed, with published minutes — at odds with today’s secrecy. Full article 👇 www.cjag.org/2026/02/01/p... @thelondonjournal.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social

Find here the latest newsletter of the Clapham Junction Insider 📧: mailchi.mp/d93cba7bf91c... News about: Falcon Road Bridge, Clapham Junction Masterplan, Wimbledon Park, Housing target, A play on the housing crisis, an unusual shop and a special Tree in Queenstown Rd

A small mistake, promptly corrected by locals, for this new vet opening soon in Clapham junction... @lovebattersea.bsky.social @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social

🎄🌉 To end 2025 on a memorable note in #ClaphamJunction, #FalconRoad bridge was formally switched on after a major refurbishment. Once criticised as dark and unsafe, discover the full transformation of this iconic underpass: www.cjag.org/2025/12/22/i... #Wandsworth #Battersea

🏛️ 🎾 Wimbledon expansion: a Lords amendment designed to sidestep legal barriers has failed. #AELTC faces January trust case + Court of Appeal review. Full story: www.cjag.org/2025/12/18/w... #WimbledonPark #PlanningLaw

🏘️ A new dark comedy at OmnibusTheatre #Clapham — supported by @acornunion.bsky.social — uses farce to explore rising rents and housing insecurity. #Lambeth rents are up nearly 10% in a year; 28,000 households wait for affordable homes. #HousingCrisis #RentersRights 👉 www.cjag.org/2025/11/20/h...

🖼️ 🚧The first artwork panels are now up beneath #FalconRoad bridge — a visible shift in the long-criticised #ClaphamJunction underpass. Designs feature local landmarks, lavender, daffodils and bees, with lighting + pigeon-proofing shaped by residents. www.cjag.org/2025/11/19/f... #UrbanDesign

Our original article: www.cjag.org/2025/11/15/i...

🏗️ Wandsworth’s “ambitious” housing plan cuts targets — prompting claims it’s more PR than strategy. It comes as critics warn the 50% affordable goal may deter developers, while the rest of London faces pressure to move in the opposite direction. Full analysis: www.cjag.org/2025/11/15/i...

🕵️‍♀️ Wandsworth Council’s #ClaphamJunction Masterplan hid a 22-member secret panel, ignored local expertise, and therefore spent 18 months reinventing ideas first proposed 15 years ago. What a missed opportunity! 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/11/02/c... #planning #communitygroup #localexperts

🌳 Battersea’s most unusual landmark: a grapefruit tree on Queenstown Road 🍊 Planted in the 1980s by Grenadian resident Marline Calliste Anderson, it’s now gained protected status under a Tree Preservation Order @lovebattersea.bsky.social @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social 👇 www.cjag.org/2025/10/18/q...

🛍️ A new kind of shop has opened on Lavender Hill. The Shelf lets local makers rent a shelf to sell art, homeware, jewellery & more — offering a new model for independent retail in Clapham Junction. 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/10/07/t... @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🚨 Wandsworth will soon have no police front desk at all. Lavender Hill is closing, as the Met cuts counters and officer numbers. Campaigns are pushing back, raising concern that residents are being left with less access, less visibility, less trust. Full story 👉 www.cjag.org/2025/09/24/l...

Find here the latest newsletter of the Clapham Junction Insider 📧: mailchi.mp/5d7b1647ada1... News about: Falcon Road Bridge, Wandsworth Gyratory, Wimbledon Park court case, Update on shops, New pottery, Cult pizza

🚧 Work starts on Falcon Road railway bridge: repainting, new wall panels, improved lighting & landscaping planned to improve one of #ClaphamJunction ’s least liked spaces. 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/09/07/w... #Battersea #Wandsworth #UrbanDesign

Perfect illustration for our article ;-) www.cjag.org/2025/08/26/w...

🚶‍♀️ Join historian Jeanne Rathbone for a guided walk celebrating inspiring women of Battersea - from suffragist Charlotte Despard to BBC pioneer Evelyn Dove. 📅 Sun 7 Sep, 12pm 📍 Battersea Arts Centre 🎭 Part of Lavender Hill Festival welcometowandsworth.com/events/VTy-i... @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🚦 Wandsworth gyratory removal scrapped by TfL after decades of delays & promises. A major blow for @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social — especially as TfL is overseen by @mayoroflondon.bsky.social . #gyratory #Wandsworth #OneWaySystem Full story 👉 www.cjag.org/2025/08/26/w...

🎨 Phresh Pottery opens on Lavender Hill - new ceramics cafe next to popular Phresh cafe. Pottery painting from £10, all ages welcome, walk-ins & bookings. 28 capacity, connects to cafe for refreshments. www.cjag.org/2025/08/25/i... #LavenderHill #Pottery @lovebattersea.bsky.social

⚖️ The battle over Wimbledon’s £200m expansion is far from over. 👉 Save Wimbledon Park is appealing the High Court ruling. 👉 In January, another case will test whether a statutory trust still protects the land. Full story: www.cjag.org/2025/08/22/h... #Wimbledon #SaveWimbledonPark #AELTC

🎾🌳⚖️ Wimbledon expansion battle continues: Save Wimbledon Park applies for Court of Appeal permission (decision in 2-4 months) + separate January 2026 case will determine if statutory trust protects the former golf course land. Even tennis club admits project "incompatible" if trust exists. 1/2

🏠 Partridges & Panahar Indian closed due to rent hikes; Thermomix had a short stay and is already gone. New ventures now appearing on Lavender Hill. Check for more info: www.cjag.org/2025/08/04/a... #ClaphamJunction #LavenderHill @lovebattersea.bsky.social @wandsworth.bsky.social

🎾🌳⚖️ Though the Wimbledon tournament is over, the legal battle isn’t: last week, campaigners took @london.gov.uk and #AELTC ’s park expansion to court. Judicial Review outcome pending. Details: www.cjag.org/2025/07/16/w... #Wimbledon #SaveWimbledonPark #AELTC @wimbledonpark.bsky.social

Probably a decision that resident's of @wandsworth.bsky.social would like to see more often within their borough: Plans for controversial Peckham redevelopment scheme rejected by council www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

🍕 Yard Sale Pizza taking over former Pizza Hut site at 55 Lavender Hill. Known for neighbourhood focus, in-house delivery (24min avg), and partnerships with local pubs. Mix of Neapolitan & NY-style pizzas. Opening soon www.cjag.org/2025/07/07/c... #LavenderHill #Battersea @lovebattersea.bsky.social

Find here our latest newsletter 📧: mailchi.mp/47d4d4fc5161... News about: - Glassmill/One Battersea Bridge - Park Policy - Travelodge - Local Plan - Kitchen Shoppe - New unusual houses - Queenstown station - Dirty Blond nightclub - Planning Forum

🏠 Wandsworth Local Plan change: 50% affordable housing mandatory for new developments, 70/30 split for social rent, £50k contribution from smaller sites. But will developers comply or build elsewhere? Analysis of challenges facing the policy: www.cjag.org/2025/07/01/c... #AffordableHousing

🏠 Wandsworth Planning Forum update: Local Plan amendments submitted (inc. 50% affordable housing target), Clapham Junction Masterplan moves to Phase 2, and debate over making forum minutes public for transparency. www.cjag.org/2025/06/29/p... #WandsworthPlanning #ClaphamJunction

🏪 Kitchen Shoppe on Lavender Hill reopens as Clapham Discount Store after refit. Same household goods business that served the area for 20 years. New owners have made the familiar Clapham/Battersea naming confusion.😱 @lovebattersea.bsky.social www.cjag.org/2025/06/15/n... #ClaphamJunction

🏗️ The scaffolding at #ClaphamJunction 's Travelodge has become permanent - a reminder of poor planning decisions. The building used 65% cheaper cladding than originally proposed, deteriorating after less than 15 y. Warning was made in 2012 but concerns were dismissed. www.cjag.org/2025/06/04/y...

Wandsworth Council's updated Parks Events Policy relaxes some rules (time, size limit), but adds stronger environmental protections. Similar debates are happening across London boroughs about balancing community events with protecting our green spaces. www.cjag.org/2025/05/26/w... #LondonParks

After years of planning, #QueenstownRoad Station's 2nd entrance is finally under construction 🚆 The new Patcham Terrace access point will create a better link to #BatterseaPark Station, despite QR's 66% drop in passenger numbers since 2022 service cuts. www.cjag.org/2025/05/19/q... #TransportNews

Hidden Battersea passageway to be transformed into six quirky homes 🏠 150-year-old workshops near #Battersea Art Centre will become terraced houses, preserving their industrial character while creating modern living spaces with green roofs. Details: www.cjag.org/2025/05/14/s... #planning

Dirty Blonde on Wandsworth Rd lost its licence after a fatal stabbing & serious breaches in venue safety. Now up for lease, residents watch closely. Full report: 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/05/11/a... #Lambeth #Licensing #Lavender-hill @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🏗️ 29-storey #Glassmill tower rejected in #Battersea, yet the Council approved the 29-storey #Gasworks scheme last month. Both breached local height limits and ignored the local planning rules⚖️ #inconsistency 📰 www.cjag.org/2025/04/29/c... #planningrules #wandsworth #skyscrapers

📢 Find here our latest newsletter 📧: mailchi.mp/d3ba45ad400b... - Winstanley+York Road Estates - Gasworks approval - Wimbledon extension - Tyneham Close - New Pub: Bohem Brewery - Investigation on Battersea Power Station - April's fool... #Battersea #Wandsworth #LocalNews

After 15 years of pursuing the wrong direction, Taylor Wimpey exits the Winstanley & York Road #Regeneration. Only 139 homes built. #Wandsworth now left with the fallout of a strategy many saw as flawed from the start. 📰 www.cjag.org/2025/04/21/t... #ClaphamJunction

The Queen’s Arms in Battersea is being revived 🍻 Bohem Brewery is transforming the historic pub into a Czech beer destination, featuring side-pour taps, cellar-cooled lagers, and Czech pub snacks. 📍139 St Philip St, SW8 👉 www.cjag.org/2025/04/17/n... #Battersea #BohemBrewery #LondonPubs #CzechBeer

29-storey towers approved at Wandsworth Gasworks site—despite planning capping heights at 7–10 storeys. Labour cllrs backed the scheme 6–3, drawing sharp criticism from locals. Is @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social Council ignoring its own rules again? www.cjag.org/2025/04/12/g... #PlanningPolicy

🎾🌳⚖️ UPDATE: @wimbledonltc.bsky.social (AELTC) responds to our article on expansion plans We've published their full response from 9th April regarding the High Court challenge by Save Wimbledon Park residents facing £200k legal costs. @wimbledonpark.bsky.social www.cjag.org/2025/04/07/w...

📢 Is £200k the price of democracy against #Wimbledon Tennis expansion? 🎾 AELTC gained Mayor's approval for plans with 8,000-seat stadium 1000s of 🌳 at risk in Grade II* parkland ⚖️ High Court to hear case during summer championships www.cjag.org/2025/04/07/w... #SaveWimbledonPark

🏗️ Battersea Power Station’s Historic Cranes Left to Rot The historic cranes from @batterseapwrstn.bsky.social, part of London's industrial heritage, are languishing in a remote marsh. Despite protection, they remain unrepaired, their future uncertain. Read more: www.cjag.org/2025/04/03/i...

📣 Wandsworth Council is implementing "Operation W" - extending its new W branding across all borough services. After February's logo redesign, the Council is now rolling out W-themed initiatives across education, housing, and community services. #WandsworthWonders @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social 🧵1/4

Wandsworth's innovative social housing project at Tyneham Close will add 14 new flats while upgrading the estate's facilities. The clever design extends existing kitchens into new buildings and incorporates sustainable features like air-source heat pumps. #SocialHousing www.cjag.org/2025/03/30/c...

Panahar Indian, a landmark restaurant on #LavenderHill since 1981, has closed abruptly after over 40 years of service. Rising rent costs continue to impact local traders, and several other businesses are struggling. www.cjag.org/2025/02/04/w... @aydindikerdem.bsky.social @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🆕 Wandsworth unveils a new logo, featuring a stylised “W” with bold colours. Designed by @GrandadDigital, the branding reflects the borough’s diverse communities and evolving identity, coinciding with #LondonBoroughOfCulture 2025. 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/02/14/w... @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🏗️ A 34-storey tower has been proposed near #Battersea Heliport, the tallest yet in the area. The plan bulldozes through planning policies. 📅 Consult: 12 Feb (3-5 PM, York Rd Library) Read : www.cjag.org/2025/02/08/c... @lovebattersea.bsky.social @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social

Welcome to @thechelseacitizen.bsky.social We wish them good luck and hope this project will be successful! ❤️

🔹 #LavenderHill businesses face rising rents & changes – a thread 🧵 Several long-standing businesses in #ClaphamJunction are undergoing changes due to rising rent costs. Here’s what’s happening 👇 More details: 🔗 www.cjag.org/2025/02/04/w... @lovebattersea.bsky.social

🌳 #Wandsworth Council withdraws controversial park event applications after public pushback Plans for 10k-person events across borough #parks cancelled following resident objections. Questions remain about future plans for green spaces. More ⬇️ www.cjag.org/2025/01/31/w... @lovebattersea.bsky.social