Fitzrovia News editorial and social meeting, 7pm Tuesday 3 December 2013

There will be a Fitzrovia News editorial and social meeting at 7pm Tuesday 3 December at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association, 39 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RX. There will be food and drink to share.  Please come along and meet your neighbours and collect the latest print edition of Fitzrovia News. We'd also like some help with …

Westminster Council planners recommending “refuse permission” to convert Foley Street offices to flats

Westminster Council's planning officers are recommending refusal of an application to convert an office block at 31-36 Foley Street to 34 flats. The block is in the East Marylebone Conservation Area and no affordable housing is being offered.  The report to be presented to the planning sub-committee on Tuesday recommends that the application is refused …

Westminster planning applications in Fitzrovia, October 2013

There were 19 planning application in the Westminster part of Fitzrovia during October 2013.  Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3m x 4.6m above pavement leveland measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.22-24 Berners Street London W1T 3LPRef. No: 13/10695/AD7 | Received: Mon 28 Oct 2013 | Validated: …

Westminster planning applications in Fitzrovia, September 2013

There were 35 planning application in the Westminster part of Fitzrovia during September 2013. See below from westminster.gov.uk/planning  Replacement of a window at rear lower ground floor level with a door.186 Great Titchfield Street London W1W 5BFRef. No: 13/09796/FULL | Received: Mon 30 Sep 2013 | Validated: Mon 30 Sep 2013 | Status: Pending Decision Erection of a single storey extension …

Fitzrovia News editorial and social meeting: 7pm Tuesday 5 November 2013

There will be a Fitzrovia News editorial and social meeting at 7pm Tuesday 5 November at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association, 39 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RX.  Please come along to meet your neighbours, comment on our editorial, and discuss news and features for the forthcoming print edition of Fitzrovia News to be published Tuesday 3 December …

Older Fitzrovia Newsletter, November 2013

Time to Sing will carry on for at least another two months at Fitzrovia Court (24 Carburton St W1W 5AS) Mondays 11-12.30. No experience or skills necessary. Come have fun singing familiar songs with a friendly group of people!  Come and sing with the Royal Opera House  The Royal Opera House will be running a series of 5 singing sessions …

We need more than 17.1 percent affordable housing from Rathbone Place development

The former Royal Mail delivery centre in Rathbone Place goes to Westminster Council's planning committee this Tuesday (ref 13/04844/FULL). The proposal is to create a mix of offices, retail, restaurants and housing on the site around a central open space. The social-rented portion of this will be provided off-site in Mortimer Street and Great Portland …

Tree of Life takes shape ahead of Great Court exhibition

The Tree of Life Project takes shape as women from the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association art group complete the works in readiness for an exhibition later this month in the British Museum's Great Court. The project is a collaboration with other organisations in Camden as part of the British Museum’s El Dorado exhibition later this year. …