Mar 18, 2022

FN newsletter 18-03-2022: the latest news and public consultations

By Fitzrovia News • Issue #21 • View online

Covid rates in London are again increasing significantly. Please follow NHS advice to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus. Information and how to get vaccinated is on Camden Council’s coronavirus web page and Westminster Council’s coronavirus web page.

In a rare win for community groups, last night Camden’s planning committee refused permission for extra rooms to be added to an underground hotel which is being built on Great Russell Street. Report next week.

The latest printed edition of Fitzrovia News – in miserable black and white – is out. It is available from outside Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley Street. An archive of most of the issues going back to 1973 is here.

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

Camden Council opens new public park in Fitzrovia

Camden Council quietly opened Alfred Place Gardens on Friday 11 March — the first new public park in the area since 1986.

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Photos of traditional buildings and everyday life in Burkina Faso at former Habitat store

The former Habitat shop and showrooms on Tottenham Court Road have been repurposed this spring as an exhibition space for the Architectural Association.

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Two special events added to celebrate Soho Poly Theatre

An evening with journalist Jon Ronson and singer-songwriter Emmy the Great; and a guest performance by Brian Willoughby, a guitarist from The Strawbs, an English folk rock group of the 60s and 70s.

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Tube map gets a feminist refresh for International Women’s Day

TfL has on Tuesday launched a reimagined version of the Tube map featuring the names of trailblazing women to mark International Women’s Day.

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Woman dies after being struck by bus in Margaret Street

A woman has died after being knocked down by a bus on Margaret Street just west of the junction with Regent Street.

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Planning, licensing, and public consultations

Licensing application: China White, 4 Winsley Street

James Spallone has applied to Westminster Council for a variation of the premises licence at China White, Mappin House, 4 Winsley Street.

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Licensing application: 131-151 Great Titchfield Street

Tog UK Properties Limited (The Office Group) has applied to Westminster Council for a new premises licence at 131-151 Great Titchfield Street.

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Licensing application: ground floor and basement, 67 Wells Street

Gorillas Technologies UK Ltd has applied to Westminster Council for a new premises licence at the basement and ground floor of 67 Wells Street.

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Licensing application: Planet Organic, 23-24 Tottenham Court Road

Planet Organic has applied to Camden Council for a new premises licence at its store at 23-24 Tottenham Court Road.

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Licensing application: Meraki, 80-82 Great Titchfield Street

Meraki Restaurants Ltd has applied to Westminster Council for a variation of their premises licence at 80-82 Great Titchfield Street (including 30 Foley Street).

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Planning applications and appeals in Fitzrovia West, March 2022

Westminster Council has validated nine planning applications so far this month in the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association amenity society area. There is also one appeal against a decision to refuse planning permission.

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