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On 13th May 2019 at 6.30pm in Chelsea Old Town Hall, architects from three firms active in Chelsea will talk about their work. The ...
Read more >Wed 29th May 2019 1.45pm Visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum for an illustrated lecture on the Chelsea Pottery works founded by Nicholas ...
Read more >The 2019 Summer Party will be held on Wednesday 19th June at 6.30 pm in the newly redecorated Small Hall at Chelsea Old Town ...
Read more >Fri 12th July 2019 1.45 pm Lambeth Palace has been the London residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury for over eight centuries. The building ...
Read more >On Monday 16th September at 6.30pm at Chelsea Old Town Hall, the designer Sue Timney will give an illustrated talk about her life and ...
Read more >The Planning Committee of The Chelsea Society will meet with the Residents’ Associations of Chelsea to discuss matters of common interest on Monday 14th ...
Read more >The Society’s AGM for 2019 will be held on Monday 25th November 2019 at 6.30pm in the Great Hall at Chelsea Old Town Hall
Read more >The Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee of RBKC, Cllr. Malcolm Spalding, called a meeting on 8th April 2019 to examine whether changes need to ...
Read more >The Chelsea Society was represented by its Vice-chairman, Michael Stephen, at a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of William Fawke, a well-known Chelsea ...
Read more >On 2nd April 2019 The Chelsea Society was represented by its Vice-chairman at the re-opening of Chelsea Old Town Hall by the Mayor of ...
Read more >In June 2018 the Leadership Team at RBKC endorsed the principle of widening their current Code of Construction Practice. Consultation on the draft widened ...
Read more >RBKC is preparing a “Statement of Community Involvement” and held a meeting on 1st March with interested parties to discuss how this should relate ...
Read more >The High Court has quashed a planning inspector’s consent for a new telephone kiosk in central London, ruling that such structures served a ‘dual ...
Read more >Members of the Council of the Chelsea Society attended a reception at The Cadogan Hotel on 29th January at the kind invitation of Viscount ...
Read more >In 1719, Chelsea land owners and tenants successfully challenged the decision of the Royal surveyors which denied them the use of the King’s private ...
Read more >Greg Hands MP has arranged a briefing by Heathrow airport on their expansion plans and flight-paths over London on Thursday 7 February between 18:30-20:00 ...
Read more >UPDATE: The Society supported an application to RBKC to designate the pub as an “Asset of Community Value” (which restricts the permitted development rights ...
Read more >In response to residents’ concerns RBKC have published a draft code of conduct for Councillors and Officers when dealing with planning matters. The Chelsea ...
Read more >The Chelsea Society has commented as follows on the Conservation Area Appraisal to Mr. Graham Stallwood, Executive Director of Planning and Borough Development, ...
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On 12th April 2019 Transport for London announced their decision on Routes 11, 19, and 22 "We have looked at these concerns [expressed by The Chelsea Society and others] alongside the benefits of making our proposed changes based on demand, and the disadvantages (on air quality, costs, revenue, customer benefit) that excess bus provision entails. As a result of this we will not proceed with our proposed changes to routes 11, 19, and 22. These services will be retained as they currently stand." Transport for London had consulted in the…
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We are fortunate that Cadogan as a major landowner in the street, and RBKC as the highways authority, are willing to support improvements to this, one of the most important streets in Chelsea, and they deserve a constructive response. On 15th June 2016 the Chairman of the Society's Planning Committee was invited by Cadogan to discuss their ideas for improving the streetscape of Sloane Street, and on 14th July he walked the whole length of the street with Cadogan’s Chief Executive, Hugh Seaborn. There was a public exhibition at 135 Sloane…
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The William Sutton Estate is a large estate bounded by Cale St., Elystan St., Marlborough St. and Ixworth Place. It was built in the early 20th century to provide housing for people with very limited incomes. The owners of the estate applied for planning permission for redevelopment, which was refused by RBKC. The owners appealed, and the appeal was heard by a government-appointed Inspector at a Public Enquiry in Kensington Town Hall from 9th - 18th May 2018. In September 2018 the Inspector reported his findings to the Secretary…
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