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RCS Site | City come up with last-minute plan to silence residents

Started this discussion. Last reply by Charles Humphries Jan 29. 1 Reply

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RCS Site | You can't have your moustache and eat the soup

Started this discussion. Last reply by Fred Rodgers Feb 23. 2 Replies

There's an old Tamil proverb about wanting your moustache and your soup that is a version of "you can't have your cake and eat it". But what if, sometimes, you can...Last month we looked at…Continue

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RCS Site | 18 Reasons this Turkey Should Never Fly.

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We need to talk about...Redecorations

Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Godsmark Dec 14, 2017. 1 Reply

As far as I can establish the estate was last redecorated in 2005. By next summer that will be 13 years. A normal cycle of redecoration would be 7 years. The paint is literally falling off…Continue

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There Are Biscuits. A personal view from the Islington Planning Meeting

The man in uniform knows a rabble rouser when he sees one. “Are these… persons with you?” he asks warily eyeing the group of thirty or so Golden Laneites who had braved the blizzard conditions and the strange bio-diesel tang of the No.4 bus to make it up Islington Town Hall. We review the troops. The council’s porter was a man who’d seen a thing or two in his time. “Just keep it civilised, you know - have a coffee, have a cup of tea… no arguing with the supporters, no–you know–fighting”, he…See More
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Steve Smith liked Charles Humphries's blog post There Are Biscuits. A personal view from the Islington Planning Meeting
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Chamberpot Bowell & Pond commented on Charles Humphries's blog post There Are Biscuits. A personal view from the Islington Planning Meeting
"What a trial! What a show! Were the biscuits ring-fenced? What about the communal washing-line strung between the two towers we were promised? And will the children from the new block be allowed to come and play in our recently refurbished Neolithic…"
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Fred Rodgers replied to Charles Humphries's discussion RCS Site | You can't have your moustache and eat the soup
"Both Islington and City Corporation's planning officers are recommending approval - this is the link to the Islington agenda documents for 1 March…"
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Charles Humphries replied to Charles Humphries's discussion City come up with last-minute plan to silence residents
"An update: The proposal to delegate the planning decision to Islington was defeated 12 votes to 11 following lobbying by our local Councilmen. Mark Boleat CC, as expected, spoke in favour of the motion which would have left residents without elected…"
Jan 29
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City come up with last-minute plan to silence residents

We are at the meeting of the City Planning and Transportation meeting this morning where the City has come up with a wizard wheeze to avoid dealing with the planning decision for the Richard Cloudesley School site.The RCS site straddles the boundary between Islington and the City, so the City planners…See More
Jan 29
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denzil replied to Charles Humphries's discussion RCS Site | You can't have your moustache and eat the soup
"Apparently City of London School for Girls are planning to open a Prep School at the Exhibition Halls opposite  the Banksy mural on Golden Lane to and to the Mix"
Dec 24, 2017
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Tim Godsmark replied to Charles Humphries's discussion We need to talk about...Redecorations
"Hi Charles, A full redecoration of the outside of all the blocks has not been carried out since I moved here in 2002. On Hatfield the inside of the private rear balconies and the front doors was painted over 5 years ago and i seem to remember the…"
Dec 14, 2017
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We need to talk about...Redecorations

As far as I can establish the estate was last redecorated in 2005. By next summer that will be 13 years. A normal cycle of redecoration would be 7 years. The paint is literally falling off Basterfield House. Here are the little deposits of paint all along Basterfield Mews that we woke up to this morning, caused by water freezing under the paint surface and blowing it off.Over one third of the concrete repair bill is for "access". Apparently the concrete repairs will be carried out by abseiling…See More
Dec 11, 2017
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Charles Humphries replied to Charles Humphries's discussion RCS Site | Alternative Plans
"Hi David, You need to refer to Islington's policy DM3.1 for housing mix. You can download it here. Table 3.1, page 31. For Social Rented housing they specify the following: 1-bed 0% 2-bed 20% 3-bed 30% 4-bed 50% You will notice that the…"
Nov 28, 2017
David Kreikmeier-Watson replied to Charles Humphries's discussion RCS Site | Alternative Plans
"As a dim-witted Council Tenant I hope all you clever architects are taking into account the fact that the new Council Housing is supposed to include a decent proportion of larger properties for families? It's not just about 'units' -…"
Nov 28, 2017

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There Are Biscuits. A personal view from the Islington Planning Meeting

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The man in uniform knows a rabble rouser when he sees one. “Are these… persons with you?” he asks warily eyeing the group of thirty or so Golden Laneites who had braved the blizzard conditions and the strange bio-diesel tang of the No.4 bus to make it up Islington Town Hall. We review the troops. 

The council’s porter was a man who’d seen a thing or two in his time. “Just keep it civilised, you know - have a coffee, have a cup of tea… no arguing with the…

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