On 23 May, the AELTC filed an additional package of 60 documents in connection with its planning application to develop Wimbledon Park Golf Course. These were sent to both Merton…
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(Click the poster above to see full size) Merton Garden Streets is a Sustainable Merton initiative to make our streets greener. It is led by local resident volunteers. Through encouraging…
Dorset Hall, the listed Georgian House on Kingston Road, was the home of the suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates in the early twentieth century but has since fallen into disrepair….
There has been a significant increase in the demand for Artificial Grass over the last few years. However, homeowners considering installing it should ensure they are aware of all the…
We have put together a list of press and social media coverage concerning the AELTC application to build on Wimbledon Park Golf Course. It will be updated as new material…
The celebrated landscape architect, Capability Brown, created the Park design in 1764/8, and its lake and many of the ‘veteran’ trees still remain from that time. Previously much larger, it…
Although the Council’s Planning Committee approved the application to demolish St George’s House East on 10 February and to replace it with a new 12-storey building, that is not the…
1 – The Council announced its “Merton 2030” initiative that includes the comment: “Residents care a lot about the borough and want to be involved in shaping its future. The…
We’ve seen several examples of misinformation around the AELTCs plans to develop Wimbledon Park Golf Course for tennis use. Here are some examples: 1) “There’s no loss of public access…
Bank Buildings, at 41-47 Wimbledon Hill Road, was built in 1885 and is described as one of the “most magnificent buildings in the town centre” in a Council assessment. For some years…
