Current Issues

Basement Developments in St. John's Wood: The Society’s planning committee is fully committed to doing all we can to preserve the character, gardens and historic buildings of the St John’s Wood Conservation Area. We are, however, constantly thwarted by the lack of adequate planning policies to support our objections to excessive basement applications which are submitted, more often than not, by developers who have little or no interest in the area.. Read More

St. John's Wood Barracks, Ordnance Hill: The barracks is owned by the Eyre Estate and will be vacated in 2012 when the Royal Artillery’s King’s Troop move to Woolwich. The site was granted planning consent from Westminster City Council for 133 homes on the 5.5 acre site on Ordnance Hill in September 2010...Read More

Marlborough Hill Redevelopment: Along with our hard working ward councillor Lindsey Hall, and impressively organised members of the Marlborough Hill, Loudoun Road and Carlton Hill Residents’ Action Group, we have been looking very closely at the proposals for the redevelopment of Quintin Kynaston School...Read More

Westminster City Council Core Strategy: The Core Strategy sets out the vision for the City of Westminster up to and beyond 2025, and puts in place a policy framework to deliver that vision...Read More

City Management Plan: The City Management Plan sets out the council’s policies for managing Westminster. As part of the statutory development plan, it will be used for determining planning applications. However, as a local spatial plan it will also include policies that will be used to manage the city under other legislation such as highways and licensing legislation...Read More

New Planning Guidelines: Read a summary, written by Councillor Robert Davis, for the St. John's Wood Society regarding the Government's consultation paper 'Improving Permitted Development' ...Read More