General News
What Happens Next?
Peter Eaton – Co-Chair of MBCG responds to the question everyone is asking – What Happens Next? Now that the Planning Inspector, Mr. Glen Rollings, has issued his approval decisions on the Stag site Appeals for A - the whole site, and B - the secondary school, the...
More on the Decision
Tim Catchpole, Chair of Mortlake with East Sheen Society (MESS) has reviewed the Inspector’s Report. MESS has been a tower of support for MBCG, providing expert planning advice over the years and also significant funding towards our legal and expert representation at...
GLA Consultation starts
You may have received a letter from the GLA acting on behalf of the Mayor of London about the 6 week consultation on revised plans for the...
Here’s to your Good Health
The last several months has made all of us acutely aware, for better or for worse, of our health. Covid19 and its impact on nearly all...
A Re-start in Mortlake?
By Clare Delmar, MBCG Core Group. Four months of lockdown and the continued presence of Covid19 has made all of us acutely aware of where...
Mantel comes to Mortlake
Many of us are hugely enjoying Hilary Mantel's long awaited final novel of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and the Light. Thomas...
The Mayor takes control over the brewery site
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London has decided to use his powers to call in all three planning applications for the Brewery which were...
MBCG Response to LBRuT Planning Committee Decision on Stag Brewery Redevelopment
The MBCG is very disappointed with both the process and outcome of the LBRuT Planning Committee Meeting which took place on 29 January,...
News Flash!
You may have heard that there was an interesting outcome to Wednesday’s Council Planning Committee which sat to hear the 3 planning...
How to object to the brewery plan revisions
The Richmond Planning Department has sent out letters notifying us of revisions to the plans for the Brewery development. These...
Why is it taking so long for Cllr Roberts to reply to our letter?
After the public meeting on the secondary school, Mortlake Brewery Community Group sent a letter to Cllr Gareth Roberts, Leader of...
School places vs New Spaces
Report of public meeting held on Monday March 18th Local people packed St Mary’s Church, Mortlake for a discussion hosted by the Mortlake...
Packed Public Meeting on Air Pollution
tNearly 100 people flocked to our meeting last week at St Mary’s Church about the dangers of air pollution. As well as the plans for the...
Missing: Clean Air
MISSING: CLEAN AIR A healthy debate for Mortlake’s future Are you concerned about the current level of air pollution in Mortlake – and...
HAVE YOUR SAY BY 13th May!
Richmond Council has now validated the planning application submitted by Reselton Properties for the Stag Brewery site. You can see...
Mortlake Brewery Hustings report
On Monday evening the MBCG held a hustings at St Mary’s Mortlake where the local candidates for election to Richmond Council on May 3rd...
Our Council Election Hustings Meeting
What do local candidates think about the Brewery site ? Come to our Council Election Hustings meeting on Monday 16 April at 7.30pm, at St...
Planning Application goes in
Thank you to all those who came to our meeting on Monday March 5th at St Mary the Virgin church to hear about the plans that have been...
Council questioned over road-widening plans at pollution hotspot Chalkers Corner
At a meeting of Richmond Council on 23 January, Chertsey Court resident John Repsch asked Council Cabinet Member for the Environment...
Network Rail ‘would strongly consider objecting to the development’ on safety grounds
Network Rail has reiterated safety concerns about increased usage at the Mortlake level crossing associated with the brewery site...
Mortlake launches £10K JustGiving appeal for expert advice
Mortlake residents have contributed over £3,700 to a community crowdfunding campaign to independently assess the impact of the brewery...
At last – a community centre for Mortlake?
By Kate Woodhouse 60 years ago Watney’s Brewery was the biggest employer in the area, with many people working there all their lives....
CPRE concerns about Mortlake Brewery plans
By Alice Roberts, CPRE London, Head of Green Space Campaigns A number of CPRE members and local Mortlake residents have raised with us...
Sheen Lane level crossing “high risk” says Network Rail
Network Rail’s most recent assessment of the Mortlake level crossing on Sheen Lane (July 2017) reveals there is now a “high risk” to...
Mortlake Community makes views known to Richmond Council
Around 60 people attended a public meeting after the second public exhibition of plans for the brewery site on 13-15 July. The consensus...