18 – 20 Chelsea Manor Street Pre-2015 Royal Mail closed this sorting office in 2007, transferring the work to premises in Nine Elms Lane (SW8) and World’s End (SW10), and sold the site to a property developer the following year. A planning application was submitted for a large block of flats on the site, but…
The AGM was called to order by the Chairman at 1830. The President, Brian Leathard was unable to attend and was represented by his deputy SSDRA members and the Committee welcomed our guest speaker, David Le Lay, Hon. Vice-President and past Chairman of The Chelsea Society. He will speak on the history of Sydney Street…
The AGM was called to order by the President at 1830. The President, Brian Leathard welcomed members, guests and residents. Minutes of 2012 AGM: The Chairman, (SS), asked for the minutes of the 2012 AGM to be agreed. The motion was approved. To receive the Chairman’s report: Susan Spiller, Chairman, delivered her annual report to…
2012 – The Marsden submitted a planning application to extend the existing 4th floor at the northeast corner of the hospital (facing the Fulham Road) and to add plant and machinery on the roof. We raised concerns about the appearance of this equipment on the roof and the noise from it that could affect residents…
The AGM was called to order by the President, The Reverend Prebendary Dr Brian Leathard, at 1830 SSDRA members and the Committee earlier had the opportunity to personally welcome our guest speaker, Terence Bendixson, Hon Secretary for Planning, The Chelsea Society. Three of our local councillors, Cllr Louis Mosley, Cllr Paul Warwick, and Cllr.Will Pascall…
2011 – the residential house at 10 Stewart’s Grove is owned by the Marsden and was being used by the hospital, without planning approval, as a construction site office as part of its ongoing redevelopment programme. As a consequence, all delivery lorries used it, blocking the street for varying lengths of time and creating a…
The AGM was called to order by the Chairman, Susan Spiller; the President, The Reverend Prebendary Dr Brian Leathard, was unable to attend the meeting owing to ill health. SSDRA members and the Committee earlier had the opportunity to personally welcome our guest speaker, Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea and Fulham. Two of our local…
2010 – a large, electrically operated, refuse compactor was placed at the front of the car park in Stewart’s Grove. It was noisy, unsightly and required porters from the hospital to cart rubbish to it along Stewart’s Grove. The hospital was encouraged to remove it, which they did. It was returned to its original position,…
Planning permission was granted in 2010 to convert the upper floors of Chenil House into flats, with retail on the ground floor (where the shop “Daisy and Tom” used to be), and to build townhouses out-of-sight behind it. The distinctive façade of this quirky building, with its double mansard roof, has been saved as a…
2010 When OKA, the home furnishings and accessories retailer, opened in 2010 we were delighted to see these retail premises come back to life after lying empty since Jerry’s Home Store closed in 2002 (after closure, its windows were covered in brown paper, and it quickly became an eyesore). We and residents were active for…
