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…
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…
2008 – after concerted opposition from residents and the Residents’ Association, the hospital withdrew its planning application to build a large research centre in what is now the car park in Stewart’s Grove. The proposed height, bulk and design were completely out-of keeping with the conservation area and the surrounding residential properties. 2007 – Two…
