Plans to house 450 students on the Winstanley Estate

Many residents will be aware of a recent planning application for the site of Griffon House and Lanner House.

The proposal is for: 'Redevelopment of site involving demolition of existing buildings and construction of new building between 9-11 storeys to provide 452 self-contained studio rooms for use as student accommodation together with associated car and cycle parking, landscape treatment, amenity space, access and servicing facilities.'

This is even more intense than the ten-storey residential block that has already been approved for the site. The proposal is likely to come before the planning committee of Wandsworth council in September. Your Labour councillors will be on the estate between now and then collecting signatures on a petition against the development. For more information, contact Latchmere Labour councillor Tony Belton at tonybelton@btconnect.com.

You can view details of the scheme and make your comments on it by going to the council's website (click here).