Chelsea Society Newsletter No 35 April 2012

The Chelsea Society Newsletter No 35 April 2012 in its new format is now available on the The Chelsea Society website.

Changes to The Chelsea Society Council

Damian Greenish has become the new Chairman of the Society and some changes have taken place on the Membership of the Council. See the The Chelsea Society Website News and Governance pages.

Chelsea Society Newsletter December 2011

The Chelsea Society's December 2011 Newsletter has been published on the Society's website.

Index to the Annual Reports

The alphabetical index to the Chelsea Society Annual Reports up to and including 2010 has been added to the link from the Main Menu on the Chelsea Society website.

Photographic Competition

The Society has organised a photographic competition to be called "King's Road Faces 2011". Go to the Chelsea Society Website for details

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NEWSLETTER MAY 2010

The May 2010 edition of the Chelsea Society Newsletter is now available on the website http://www.chelseasociety.com/

LECTURES IN 2010

Monday January 18^th

LIVING BUILDINGS

by Donald Insall CBE

Renowned conservation architect whose projects include the Houses of Parliament and Windsor Castle

Monday February 8^th

THE LONDON SKETCH CLUB AND ITS MEMBERS

by Don Grant

Past President and Archivist of the London Sketch Club

Monday February 22^nd

INVESTIGATIONS ON THE CHELSEA FORESHORE

by Natalie Cohen

Archaeologist and Team Leader of the Thames Discovery Programme, Museum of London

Each lecture will be held in the Small Hall, Chelsea Old Town Hall,King's Road, SW3, commence at 6.30pm. and last approximately one hour.Tickets at £7.50 per lecture or £18.00 for all three are available at Chelsea Reference Library

Winter Drinks Party

The Society is holding a special Winter Drinks Party on Thursday 3rd December 2009. This party is open to members only and tickets, at £12.00 each, must be prchased beforehand from Patricia Burr  (020 7352 3519) pburr@btinternet.com Wine and canapes will be served. This will also be an opportunity for members to say 'thank you' to retiring Chairman, David Le Lay, and to welcome the new Chairman of the Society.

2009 AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at Chelsea Town Hall on Monday 23rd November commencing at 6.30pm. This meeting is open to members only. To join the Society you can download an application form and Banker's Order from this web site.

Autumn Lecture, 12 October 2009

This year's lecture will be given by TOM MARTIN. Tom was born in Chelsea and is now running a huge property portfolio built up by his father over the last 60 years. Virtually all this property is in Chelsea, including several blocks of the King's Road. Come to hear Tom's views about Chelsea and what he thinks its future will be. As a large property owner, he is in a position to shape that future.

 

The talk will be held in the Small Hall of Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, SW3 and commence at 6.30pm. It will last one hour.

The Council's Executive Director of Planning and Borough Development is leaving.

David Prout, the Council's Executive Director of Planning and Borough Development, will be leaving in September 2009, after three years with the Council, to take up the post of Director General of Communities at the Department of Communities and Local Government. A new Executive Director is not expected to be in post until about February 2010.

Meet the Head of Planning in Kensington & Chelsea

The Chelsea Society organised a Public Meeting on Monday 11th May 2009 at Chelsea Town Hall commencing at 6.30pm. This was an opportunity for all who work or live in Chelsea to ask David Prout, Executive Director of Planning and Borough Development, questions on the Royal Borough's planning policies, procedures and practice.

SLOANE SQUARE

On page 9 of the Society's June 2008 Newsletter (no. 30) details were shown of a new plan for Sloane Square prepared by architect Richard Bird. If you have any comments on this Plan please let us know by sending a comment to this blog.

2009 LECTURES

Monday 12^th January

THE LIFE OF WILLIAM DE MORGAN

By Clare Longworth

Curator of the De Morgan Centre, who talks about the Collection and its future home.

Monday 2^nd February

TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN CHELSEA

By Alan Powers

President of the Twentieth Century Society

Monday 23^rd February

WORK OF THE GEORGIAN GROUP

By Roger Bargery

The Secretary of the Group talks about its work with special reference to Kensington and Chelsea

Each lecture will be held in the Small Hall at Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London SW3, it will commence at 6.30pm and last approximately one hour. Tickets, at £7.50 per lecture or £18.00 for all three are available at Chelsea Reference Library.

Autumn Lecture

The Society has decided to hold an annual lecture to be given by architects, developers and land owners who are involved with development in Chelsea. The first such lecture will be given on Monday 13th October 2008 by Stuart Corbyn, Chief Executive of the Cadogan Estate, in the Small Hall at Chelsea Old Town Hall. Tickets, which cost £7.50 are available from the Reference Library at Chelsea Town Hall.

2008 Christmas Card

The Society is publishing a new card this Christmas which shows a coloured elevation by Hugh Krall of the east side of Old Church Street, featuring Chelsea Old Church. The card will be blank for your own message and will be available in packs of 10, at £7.50 per pack, from Cards for Good Causes at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, from October.

Annual General Meeting

The 2008 AGM will be held on Monday 24th November. This is only open to members. To join the Society please down-load an application form from this web site.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of the Society will be held on Monday 26 November at 6.30pm at
1A Chelsea Manor Street, London SW3. Please note the change of venue.
This meeting is open to members only.

MEET THE LEADER

The Society is organising a public meeting on Wednesday 6th November when the Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will answer questions about any aspect of the Royal Borough's services and policies. It will take place in the Small Hall at Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, SW3 commencing at 6.30. For full details see attached notice.

PUBLIC INQUIRY VICTORY

All of the appeals considered at the Former Jamahiriya School Public Inquiry were dismissed by the Inspector. The Inspector rejected every aspect of the appellants case, save for one, relating to the proposed access to the site. This decision is welcome news for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea whose Officers will be reassured that they were fully justified in refusing development proposals that they considered against their planning policies for the site and completely unacceptable. It was especially gratifying for the Society that the Inspector agreed with all of the arguments that it put forward at the Inquiry.

 

There will be full reports about the Inquiry and the implications of the Inspector's decision in the next edition of the Society's Newsletter which is due to be published and put on this web site in October.

Postings made using Microsoft Windows Live Writer

Postings to this Chelsea Society weblog can now being made using the Microsoft Windows Live Writer software

PUBLIC INQUIRY

The Chelsea Society will be giving evidence to the public inquiry into the refusal of planning permission for the redevelopment of the Jamahiriya School in Glebe Place and Inner Court in Old Church Street on Tuesday 12 June at 10am. Please note that this will take place at St. Mary Abbott's Church Hall, Vicarage Gate, London W8 and NOT at Kensington Town Hall. (Vicarage Gate is off Kensington Church Street)

PUBLIC INQUIRY

The public inquiry into the Royal Borough's refusal of planning permission for residential development of the former Jamahiriya School in Glebe Place and Old Church Street and the Inner Court in Old Church Street will commence on Tuesday 5th June at 10am at Council Chamber of The Town Hall, Hornton Street, Kensington W8. It is expected to last for 8 days. Members of the public are welcome to attend at any time; but those who wish to speak should turn up on the first day.

The Chelsea Society will be making Third Party representations at this inquiry.

David Le Lay

Chelsea Society Lecture

Monday12th March 2007
THE URBAN RENAISSANCE
By Lord Rogers of Riverside Famous architect, advisor to the Government and Mayor of London and a Chelsea resident. (See September item below for venue and time)

Chelsea Society Weblog Updated

The Chelsea Society Weblog has now been updated to run under the latest release of the Google software

Proposals for Sloane Square

There are alternative proposals for improvements to Sloane Square currently being prepared; one set of proposals by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and another by the Save Sloane Square Group. Both proposals will be the subject of a public consultation excercise that is due to take place shortly.

 

It has been reported in the Press that The Chelsea Society supports the proposals of the Royal Borough; this is not correct; the Society will consider whether or not to support either set of proposals after it has viewed them during the period for public consultation.

Invitation to Comment

The Chelsea Society invites all those viewing this web site to send comments, opinions or questions to the Council of the Society by posting them as a 'comment' to this 'Blog'. 

CHELSEA SOCIETY LECTURES 2007

The 2007 season of Chelsea Society Lectures will be held in the
Small Hall at Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London SW3,
The remaining scheduled one(s) are as follows:

Monday12th March 2007
THE URBAN RENAISSANCE
By Lord Rogers of Riverside
Famous architect, advisor to the Government and Mayor of London
and a Chelsea resident.

Each lecture will commence at 6.30pm and last approximately one hour.
Tickets, at £6.00 per lecture or £20.00 for all four
(£5.00 for members of The Chelsea Society or £18.00 for four)
are available at Chelsea Reference Library

Chelsea Society Newsletter

The September 2006 Newsletter is now available to keep Members up to date with matters and issues with which the Chelsea Society is involved. Click the link to the Society's website on the left to access the Newsletter Online

AUCTION OF CHELSEA PICTURES

There is to be an auction of 53 original paintings and drawings, including several by Henry and Walter Greaves, on Tuesday 26 September commencing at 7.30pm. The auction will be held in the Great Hall of the Royal Hospital and all the proceeds will go to the Chelsea Pensioners Appeal. Admission to the auction is by catalogue only, at a cost of £25, but this includes a reception commencing at 6.30pm. Catalogues are available from Samantha Wyndham 020 7881 5476. The pictures will be on view at Christie's South Kensington from Saturday 16 to Thursday 21 September. The catalogue is also available at Christie's.

Sloane Square Area Environment Improvement Scheme

Listed Building Consents Key Decision No: 02344/06/P/A
Detail: Seeking approval to proceed with an application for Listed Building consent (from Government Office for London who will seek advice from English Heritage) to relocate the war memorial on the Square and also the fountain should this also be listed in the near future.
Decision maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Planning Policy, Housing Policy and Transportation.
Date to be implemented: Not before 23 June 2006.
Current status: Decision ConfirmedDecision proposed: to instruct officers to apply now for the necessary Listed Building consents to relocate the war memorial and also to relocate the fountain should this also be Listed.
Report available: Yes.
Scrutiny committee: OSC on the Public Realm.

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the riverside

Cheyne Walk
watercolour by Hugh Krall