Hi, appreciate this is a sensitive topic sometimes but I've seen local petitions against this development which I strongly disagree with.

No connection to the development, but it maddens me that we have a huge housing shortage nationally, but every single development is challenged on spurious grounds of not being entirely perfect.

We will never alleviate the housing crisis if we stop every and all dense development. We need to more than triple our current rates of housebuilding.

Petition here – https://glassmill.co.uk/

Edit: also sign and support on Wandsworths website : https://planning2.wandsworth.gov.uk/planningcase/comments.aspx?case=2024/1322

Obviously everyone is free to agree or disagree.

by Fixuplookshark

7 comments

  1. I’m not sure there actually is a supply crisis to be honest. I think there’s a bigger problem with under-use of empty spaces and properties. A bigger problem I think is that often premises are built, quickly bought by people with means and then the price is artificially inflated for renters. I was reading something about boots (pharmacy) owning LOADS of unoccupied properties across the country and just sitting on it. I think a better option is heavily taxing individuals and corporations for unoccupied space and second properties.

    However having done no research on this issue recently I might be talking shit but that was my understanding of it a few years ago.

    Edit: there clearly is a supply crisis. I’m stupid for saying there wasn’t. I’m just not sure that luxury flats along Battersea bridge addresses the supply crisis.

  2. Will petitions help? I think a change of legislation is required to stop ridiculous objections isn’t it?

  3. ill support nothing that doesnt include adequte social housing/low income housing

  4. I live in Battersea and the people opposing this are absolutely clueless – I even called one of them a NIMBY and they denied it outright.

    The problem is there is a rightful concern over a lack of affordable housing for local residents when new developments like this go up, but people don’t seem to grasp that overall supply needs to be high to bring affordability down for everyone.

    Fighting against new developments is not the answer and this needs to be properly educated and spread throughout the masses.

  5. Yeah this is my understanding of the situation. I am far from an expert though so I don’t have any firm facts to back up what I am saying. Thanks for the recommendation I will have a look.

  6. Ha, you think this will help the supply issues? 45 homes will be affordable, the rest will be sold off plan in a Shanghai hotel.

  7. If they could not be sold to any overseas investor or as a second home, and could not become a holiday let, with a real penalty if such requirements are broken, then I would be support the petition.

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