Dec 3, 2021

FN newsletter - 03-12-2021: the latest news and public consultations

By Fitzrovia News • Issue #14 • View online

Please be aware of the new rules in response to the Covid-19 Omicron variant. You must wear a face covering in shops and most indoor public places and on public transport. You can find local information about getting a vaccine and other information on Camden Council’s coronavirus web page and Westminster Council’s coronavirus web page.

We have a month’s worth of news, features and comment in this issue. We’ve discovered an old film about Fitzrovia and we have a review of a new feature film that is set in Fitzrovia and Soho. As usual we have the latest news, and planning and licensing applications in this issue.

We’ll be printing a small black and white newspaper in December. This will include a digest of the news and community information over the last three months. It will be available from outside Fitzrovia Centre, 2 Foley Street. We have a nearly complete archive of community news going back to 1973. If you want to contribute to Fitzrovia News please get in touch with us by email at news@fitzrovianews.com

– Linus Rees, editor

The latest news, features and comment

Film about Fitzrovia from 1986 tells the story of conservation, housing and open space campaigns

A film about the history of Fitzrovia and the campaign by local people to restore derelict buildings for social housing and affordable retail premises — and create public open space — has been rediscovered, 35 years after it was produced.

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Cafe opens at community centre

A new part-time community cafe has been launched in Fitzrovia this month and the staff plan to expand the offer in early 2022 providing funds can be raised. .

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Museum is working with artists and makers to attract new visitors and helping to support the arts

Changing times means changing fortunes and a new direction for the UK’s oldest toy museum which has seen its visitor numbers drop significantly since the Covid pandemic.

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Oxford Street District team answer questions on project progress

Electric buses, more public loos and boutique stores were some of the suggestions made for improving Oxford Street at a scrutiny committee.

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Council revokes alcohol licence at Great Titchfield Street shop after police raid

A shop in Fitzrovia has closed down and has had its alcohol licence permanently stripped by Westminster City Council after a police raid found drugs hidden in sweet packets.

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Historic Fitzrovia pub opens after lengthy closure and major refurbishment

The George public house on the corner of Great Portland Street and Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia has re-opened this week after a lengthy closure and a major refurbishment.

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Last Night in Soho: a slow-burn thriller that descends into mind games and terror

An aspiring young ingenue female fashion designer, an excellent performance from newcomer Thomasin McKenzie, arrives in the Smoke from a sheltered background in Cornwall, to study at the London College of Fashion, behind Oxford Circus.

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London festival showcases short films about cycling

Cycling as a movement for positive change is celebrated in a 90-minute showing of short films this autumn as Bicycle Film Festival marks its 20th anniversary.

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History notes: the St Giles Rookery

On the south eastern edge of Fitzrovia around the still existing Bainbridge Street and Dyott Street was, until the mid-19 century, a jumble of densely populated and shambolic dwellings known as the St Giles Rookery.

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History notes: John Constable’s house, 76 Charlotte Street

The painter John Constable is better known for living in Well Walk in Hampstead but he actually spent the last ten years of his life in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia in a building that sadly no longer exists.

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Planning, licensing, and public consultations

Camden Site Allocations consultation

Camden Council is seeking the views of residents and community groups on its Site Allocations Plan, a document that identifies possible development sites within the borough and their possible uses.

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Licensing application: Franco Manca, Unit 3, The Qube, Tottenham Court Road

An application has been made to Camden Council for a new premises licence at Franco Manca, Unit 3, The Qube, Tottenham Court Road.

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Planning applications in Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia, November 2021

Camden Council registered 44 planning applications in Bloomsbury ward during November 2021.

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Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, November 2021

Westminster Council validated 17 planning applications in Fitzrovia during November 2021.

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News from elsewhere

Oxford Street's future is uncertain as its famous department stores decline

One of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the shift to online shopping has been the complete restructuring of Oxford Street’s department stores, throwing the future of the whole of London’s most famous retail avenue into the balance.

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