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Quintain's Build to Let estate rebadged as 'Quintain Living'
The initial 'revolutionary' marketing strategy.Quintain, the major developer of Wembley Park, has announced that from October 5th its Build to Rent properties will be marketed as Quintain Living,...
View ArticleVIDEO: How government changes to planning laws will impact on your right to...
Poor Matt Kelcher, just off to Chair the Brent Planning Committee and government legislation looks likely to drastically reduce the Committee's role.Although produced by a countryside charity this is...
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Planning award for Brent’s 1 Morland Gardens scheme?
Special Guest Post by Philip Grant It appears that Brent Council may have won an award, that it nominated itself for, in a Planning competition. The winning entry in the mixed-use development...
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Rising Covid19 cases in Brent - Public Health Consultant: 'Coronavirus has...
Via Brent Council WebsiteCovid-19 cases rising in Brent: A message from Dr John Licorish, Public Health ConsultantConfirmed cases of Covid-19 in Brent and some other parts of London are rising again.In...
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Claremont 3G Pitch noise may exceed WHO guidance residents claim as...
Campaigners against the proposed 3G pitch at Claremont High School which is going to Planning Committee tonight have written to Brent Planners pointing out the lack of a proper noise impact assessment...
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Scrap Section 60/George Floyd Solidarity Demonstration Friday 3.30pm Kilburn...
Brent Trades Council and Stand Up to Racism have organised a demonstration calling for the scrapping of Section 60. Section 60 has been widely used in Brent and Westminster. The demonstration is part...
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Ideas on responding to the government's 'developers' charter' White Paper
The Government's Planning White Paper has so far received little discussion locally but its proposals could have a far reaching impact on the borough and leave us defenceless against greedy developers,...
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Brent Planning Committee proceedings told in Tweets
I tweeted proceedings of Monday's Planning Committee in real time and reproduce the three main items below to give you a flavour of the proceedings. The latest tweets appear first for each...
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Brent Council Cabinet, Scrutiny,and Planning Committee appointments
The full list of appointments to Brent Council committees has now been published ahead of Monday's Council AGM and can be viewed HEREIt confirms the unofficial list published by Wembley Matters...
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Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying - NW London Virtual Book Tour...
We’re taking our new book, Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying, on avirtual book tour. On Wednesday 16th September we'll be speaking to supporters in North West London.Register todayto hear Lloyd...
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The Welsh Harp Reservoir Story – Part 4
Fourth of the guest series by local historian Philip GrantThe Welsh Harp Reservoir Story – Part 4Thank you for joining me again, as we sail towards the finishing line of our local reservoir’s story. If...
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Shocking report on impact of Covid19 on Brent's BAME residents will be...
With warnings of a second wave of Covid19 infections a report going to the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday September 15th (Virtual 6pm) assumes great importance LINK. The...
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Shame on Brent Council: 'Today I intend to make myself voluntarily Homeless!'
A Wembley Matters reader tells us about her housing offer from Brent Council Today I intend to make myself voluntarily Homeless! I have been accepted as Homeless by Brent Council and they have made me...
View ArticleChicken shop basement flat offer withdrawn by Brent Council after widespread...
Concerned residents rallied in support of the writer of yesterday's post who publicised the unacceptable state of the Harlesden chicken shop basement offered to her and her son as the final offer to a...
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Works on Olympic Way Bridge Rd/North End Road connection and Stadium Steps...
Access ramp from Bridge Road to Olympic Way and North End Road on bottom left View of North End Road, Michaela School, Victoria Tower from access ramp (Olympic Way Notice closing pedestrian access to...
View ArticleThank you from 'chicken shop basement' blogger
Chicken Shop Basement Update Following an update posted on Wembley Matters earlier I'd like to thank the readers and responders of Wembley Matters for their kind support and action.I knew that it was...
View ArticleToxic Tunnel set to cost Londoners £2bn, nearly three times original cost...
The Mayor of London has committed Londoners to paying £65 million a year for a quarter of a century for the Silvertown Road Tunnel, Caroline Russell AM revealed today raising doubts over the commitment...
View ArticleSomali protest over Brent social services actions in removing children from...
The Somali community organisation Gaashaan held a protest outside Brent Civic Centre yesterday alleging that Brent social services had 'unfairly and unjustly' removed chidlren from their parents.In a...
View ArticleAction promised on BAME access to GPs as Brent's Covid19 response comes under...
Melanie Smith, Brent Director of Public Health, told last night's Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee that during the early months of the Covid19 pandemic many in Brent's BAME community felt...
View ArticleVictory as electronic arms fair cancelled in the face of broad-based...
Liverpool Against the Electronic Arms Fair declared victory today after organisers of an international weapons show cancelled plans to use the city’s Exhibition Centre in November.The Electronic...
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