Neighbourhood news, features, and comment
A formal public consultation on the Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Plan opens today ahead of a public examination and a referendum on the planning document which will control land development in the area. "We encourage all residents and businesses based in the area to read the Plan and submit their comments to the Council by the …
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The FitzWest Neighbourhood Forum was set up in 2015 and one of its main functions is to prepare a neighbourhood plan for that part of Fitzrovia lying west of Cleveland Street and Charlotte Street as far south as Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. The Marylebone Road is the northern boundary. The Forum is …
The Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Forum has been formally recognised by Westminster City Council for planning under the Localism Act and will hold its inaugural forum this month. "The diversity of people and activities in this area is in danger of irrevocable change," say the forum. "We have seen recent planning applications that take no account …
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Cross-borough application made to designate Neighbourhood Area under the Localism Act. By News Reporters An application to designate Fitzrovia as a neighbourhood area under the Localism Act has been sent to Camden and Westminster councils. The application was filed on Monday and marks the first step towards creating a neighbourhood forum and eventually a neighbourhood plan. …
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Michael Bolt of the Marylebone Forum replies to our news feature "Should the Westminster part of Fitzrovia join a Marylebone neighbourhood forum?" First of all it has to be borne in mind what the Marylebone Forum is not. It is not a new form of amenity society, it is not a body seeking to take …
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