Save Our South Kensington Campaign London, Property News
South Kensington Station Development News
21 July 2020
Around Station Development at South Kensington
Location: South Kensington, West London, England, UK
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Rory Stewart and Julian Lloyd Webber
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South Kensington Station with the Protected View of the Natural History Museum:

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A planning application from Transport for London (TfL) and its development partner Native Land (NL) has been submitted for its ?Around Station Development? at South Kensington, but local residents and businesses are united in their opposition to the redevelopment scheme. They are urging TfL to improve South Kensington, not destroy its unique village-like atmosphere by overdeveloping the area and believe ?South Kensington Deserves Better?. Former mayoral candidate Rory Stewart, who was raised in one of the streets near the station, says “I think this is a terrible example of development. We should be working much more closely with communities and respecting the surrounding built environment, and the heritage and context of the area. A community-led approach would deliver more affordable housing, more quickly, without having a negative impact on the surrounding area.”
Julian Lloyd Webber who is the President of the nearby Onslow Neighbourhood Association says ?TfL?s appalling propo...