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Archive for July, 2010

Vauxhall Island Site

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The planning application for the twin towers at the Vauxhall Island site is now on the Lambeth Council website here

The proposals had already been previewed during a number of public consultations that the developer undertook - the taller of the towers is 41 stories (140m) and the lower is 32 stories (115m). The development [...]

Where were all the cyclists Wednesday evening?

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Lambeth Council Transport & Planning had hired a hall, mailed approx. 460 households, produced posters, mounted a really good exhibition, prepared a presentation and waited for people to walk through the doors.  And waited … and waited.
In all only ten people turned up – only some of whom were cyclists!
Very disappointing considering the amount of [...]

Vauxhall Island Site

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Click on article from yesterday’s Evening Standard

And click here to see the exhibition boards from the recent public exhibition.

Bondway/Octave Tower

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

This is the model at the Inquiry.  Click on the photo to get a better idea of comparative scales:

Name ‘em and praise ‘em.  Here’s who’s speaking as who at the Inquiry:
Andrea Hofling / Viva Vauxhall
April Hilling / local resident
Charles Pender / Fentiman Road etc residents’ association
Charlie Boxer / Italo
David Spofforth / Harleyford Road Garden Association
Dræyk [...]

Vauxhall Island Site

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Kylun Ltd has now submitted its planning application to the London Borough of Lambeth for a sustainable mixed-use tower development on the island site at Vauxhall Cross.  The scheme being proposed is for two buildings, one of 41 storeys, the other 31 storeys and will include:

291 apartments, including family-sized apartments and affordable homes

High-quality, ground-level [...]