Tuesday 2 December 2014
News & features published on 2 December 2014
Garden Bridge: Westminster councillors vote 3-1 in favour
Westminster councillors voted three to one in favour of granting planning permission for the Garden Bridge on Tuesday night.
Boris Johnson tribute restaurant shuts down
A South Bank restaurant named in honour of Mayor of London Boris Johnson has shut down.
Five images that show how London Bridge's streets could change
Team London Bridge has released five concept images showing how streets and public spaces around the area could be made more pedestrian-friendly and attractive.
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Tweets on 2 December 2014
Tuesday recap: Garden Bridge latest + London Bridge streetscape concept images + Boris-themed restaurant shuts down London-SE1.co.uk/date/2014-12-02
@langrabbie @BBCTomEdwards AIUI an amended condition (not in published papers) requiring legal instrument to be agreed before commencement.
Couple told they should sit apart in and not kiss in 'family restaurant' on South Bank http://t.co/QYX2f0KiK7 via @pinknews
@jonny_b69 will be controlled and regulated by Garden Bridge Trust not a public authority.
langrabbie Is there now any way of stopping @TheGardenBridge - short of Joanna Lumley and Thomas Heatherwick being caught on live TV eating kittens?
RT @owenhatherley: the more I look at their images the more obvious it's the worst thing to happen to the Thames since the Great Stink http…
Reindeer at the @TowerBridgeRd Christmas Fayre this evening pic.twitter.com/NizH6GKPHB
Is #GardenBridge "tourist tat posing as infrastructure in order to siphon off public money"? asks @edwinheathcote: http://t.co/6KoFiFOp0z
coyleneil V glad to hear @TheGardenBridge has now received approval from Lambeth/Westminster. Will be wonderful addition to Thames/London #LoveLondon
RT @steinsky: Pretty sure you could sell TfL £60 million magic beans if you told the mayor that people would call the giant plant "the Bori…
Just published - Garden Bridge: Westminster councillors vote 3-1 in favour - @Storify of tweets from planningâ€goo.gl/fb/WH0Oi8Xe
jenwrenmosley Am very surprised by comments and decision made this evening. It's definitely a head scratcher #gardenbridge #Westminster
London's only Boris Johnson themed restaurant has closed down:
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7991
@Johnnyfp that's how they do things in Westminster. Four councillors per planning hearing.
Remember Boris recently said he couldn't see any reason for TfL to provide further financial backing to #GardenBridge Trust
Next #GardenBridge controversy is who provides surety for maintenance costs.
BBCTomEdwards Westminster Council just told me if Tfl won't act as guarantor on maintenance costs #gardenbridge won't get built.
It's fair to say that @CityWestminster and @lambeth_council often disagree on planning matters but #GardenBridge has brought them together
Westminster planning committee split on party lines re #gardenbridge - three Tories voted in favour, 1 Lab councillor against.
#GardenBridge approved 3 to 1 by City of Westminster councillors - "substantial and significant public benefits" says Cllr Davis
Cllr Boothroyd says he will be opposing Garden Bridge on heritage/views grounds - harm to listed buildings and views
Cllr Boothroyd to heckler: "This isn't participative theatre" #GardenBridge
Cllr Boothroyd - #GardenBridge "doesn't significantly improve access" between Westminster and Lambeth
Cllr David Boothroyd: #GardenBridge is "rather limited" in its transport aspect
Cllr David Boothroyd: up to 12 annual closures of #GardenBridge for private events is 'acceptable' & 'not excessive'
Cllr David Boothroyd: funding of #gardenbridge is not relevant to a planning decision
Charging a toll will be precluded by the legal agreement associated with #GardenBridge planning permission, says officer
Cllr David Boothroyd asks about public access hours/charges & maintenance business plan #GardenBridge
#GardenBridge Planning officer: "The bridge is a private bridge but legal agreement will secure public access"
Cllr Burbridge wants to make sure there's "no way" that public will be charged to walk across the #GardenBridge
Cllr Burbridge asks about the rule that groups of 8+ must pre-register before crossing the #GardenBridge
Cllr Burbridge: Wants to ensure there is "absolutely no way" that @CityWestminster will pick up bill if #GardenBridge Trust goes wrong
Cllr Burbridge said she couldn't find much information about who is involved in #GardenBridge Trust from their website
Cllr Burbridge: "I don't believe the tourist numbers" for #GardenBridge - how will Westminster manage if they are an underestimate?
Cllr Burbridge "it's a dichotomy knowing what to do" re #GardenBridge.
#GardenBridge Cllr Burbridge - "I love innovation, I love ideas, and this is one of them"
#GardenBridge Cllr Burbridge says her car was hit by a falling tree, so she's worried about high winds
Cllr Burbridge - "I do have problems with the trees if they are allowed to grow so tall" #GardenBridge - worried about wind along Thames
Cllr Susie Burbridge says she has some concerns after spending more than a whole day going through #GardenBridge paperwork
#GardenBridge Cllr Tim Mitchell - "we're approving a new icon for London"
Cllr Tim Mitchell - 'reassured' by lack of English Heritage objection #GardenBridge
Cllr Mitchell - #GardenBridge unlikely to be as popular with commuters as Golden Jubilee Bridges
#GardenBridge Cllr Mitchell says that @CityWestminster has relevant experience from managing the nearby Golden Jubilee footbridges
Cllr Tim Mitchell admits to concerns re management of maintenance of the #GardenBridge
Cllr Tim Mitchell - "I've come to the conclusion that the design of #GardenBridge is excellent"
Cllr Robert Davis confirms he will be voting in favour of "superb" #GardenBridge
Cllr Robert Davis: "I've always been a great fan of Thomas Heatherwick. #GardenBridge will be "iconic"
Cllr Robert Davis: #GardenBridge "I think this is a fantastic superb addition to our historic city"
Westminster: no trees on #GardenBridge will be allowed to be higher than 15 metres from soil level.
Late objections submitted to @CityWestminster re #GardenBridge include Waterloo Community Development Group
Royal Horticultural Society has written to @CityWestminster in support of #GardenBridge
Planning officer: #GardenBridge will cause 'significant harm' to protected views. Councillors advised to give this 'significant weight'
Because #GardenBridge Trust doesn't currently own any land for bridge, a 'Grampian condition' [in planning jargon] is being used.
@MrTimDunn TfL are putting in £30 million towards costs anyway. And Treasury putting in another £30 million. So we're all paying for it.
Westminster officers satisfied that there is no reason to refuse #GardenBridge permission on basis of doubts re future maintenance
Westminster wants surety, guarantee or other legal instrument to safeguard #GardenBridge maintenance in case of Garden Bridge Trust collapse
TfL will be signatory to #GardenBridge Section 106 agreement. Westminster wants assurance TfL will effectively underwrite future maintenance
Committee told #GardenBridge will be closed for up to 12 days a year for fundraising events to help meet maintenance bill
Saturday 4pm-5pm is expected to be the busiest time for the #GardenBridge. Planning officer says amenity of N bank residents won't be harmed
Planning officer now talking about impact of #GardenBridge and crowds on Middle Temple conservation area
#GardenBridge Planning officer reiterates that if Garden Bridge was private scheme it would be turned down due to impact on protected views
Planning officer says that views from Waterloo Bridge etc 'lost' will be mitigated by new views frm #GardenBridge - but no visuals available
How #gardenbridge will part obscure @StPaulsLondon from Waterloo Bridge pic.twitter.com/xK8naUMfnF
How #gardenbridge will change view of @cityoflondon from Waterloo Bridge pic.twitter.com/TqqIMI6pkM
Pre and post #GardenBridge views from Blackfriars Bridge pic.twitter.com/ATB4wGLwkz
How #gardenbridge will block views of @SomersetHouse from @GabrielsWharf pic.twitter.com/8BCEQ9rGtx
Slides showing existing view from South Bank and with #gardenbridge obscuring @StPaulsLondon pic.twitter.com/xPzVQGE44o
Planning officers lists key #GardenBridge issues:
1) Impact on views
2) impact of visitor numbers
3) maintenance
4) construction
Planning officer now listing benefits of #GardenBridge to Westminster - new open space, tourist attraction etc
More pics of north end of #gardenbridge pic.twitter.com/LXxSYuxcLj
Slide showing how #gardenbridge will land on Temple Station pic.twitter.com/AHkArUGOcd
Slides from #GardenBridge presentation at Westminster City Hall pic.twitter.com/YBsAAx7bPW
RNHeaton Stumbled across John Marshall's will trust @UkNatArchives, Kew. The trust continues in @se1 marshalls.org.uk pic.twitter.com/LBivMV1q4K
Quite a number of Waterloo/Lambeth folks have crossed the river this evening to hear Westminster's decision on the #GardenBridge
Planning officer is now introducing the #GardenBridge item
Very lengthy declarations of interest from all members of committee. Never heard anything like this at Lambeth or Southwark #GardenBridge
drbenjohnson At the @TowerBridgeRd Christmas Fayre - there's a very long queue for Santa! pic.twitter.com/lNUpo0lot9
CityWestminster Over 120 people packed into City Hall tonight for the #GardenBridge planning decision. Standing room only pic.twitter.com/ZnOArQ4i7H
#GardenBridge Cllr Davis is declaring lots of interests before we start - he knows nearly every planning agent and architect in London.
Committee chair Cllr Robert Davis declares he's had meetings with Joanna Lumley and Thomas Heatherwick, inter alia, re #GardenBridge
#GardenBridge Three Conservatives and one Labour councillor on committee. Chair is Robert Davis, deputy leader of @CityWestminster
#GardenBridge decision will be made by four members of Westminster City Council.
Standing room only for #GardenBridge planning decision meeting on 17th floor of Westminster City Hall
Lots more media interest in Westminster's planning hearing re #GardenBridge than Lambeth's. @BBCLondonNews film crew here.
@EdDavie have covered meetings in Southwark, Lambeth, Guildhall and City Hall. None required signed declaration that chair will be obeyed
#GardenBridge Westminster Council planning committee hearing starts 6.30pm - updates to follow
A different world from Lambeth and Southwark
Westminster Council make members of the press and public attending their committee meetings sign a declaration agreeing to sit in silence.
Tower Bridge Road Christmas Fayre is on till 10pm tonight http://t.co/tfkX7vjRCs
RT @BBCTomEdwards: Civil engineers have told us at £175m the Garden Bridge will be the most expensive footbridge in the world in part due t…
Just published - Is Boris's star on the wane? County Hall tribute restaurant shuts down goo.gl/fb/JIJT6v
The Wall Street Journal visits Old Kent Road to find out how Brits are embracing Black Friday: http://t.co/WIvorv6cpt
SE1 man, 24, was found dead in Bournemouth hotel room, inquest told http://t.co/pSVHUyXudK via @bournemouthecho
adamleach83 @TfL Elephant & Castle Consultation, LSBU. pic.twitter.com/pCe28CP6Mx
Meet a live reindeer in Tower Bridge Road this evening:
http://t.co/tfkX7vjRCs http://t.co/2fW4Z74qW6
¡Por la defensa de la comunidad de Elephant & Castle! http://t.co/n5LhMPbf0O via @expressnewslond
SupportGSTT We're collecting at London Bridge & Paddington today for our Cancer Centre. Thanks to @fdress for the Santa hats! pic.twitter.com/jOKqn1MZIX
TfL plans for Elephant & Castle roundabout are on show till 7pm at @LSBU's Keyworth Centre
http://t.co/If2BK4olzw http://t.co/PlbUeWls0v
Chief nurse of @GSTTnhs takes part in Cabinet meeting: http://t.co/xnXHKGXUna
RT @coach4creatives: Does everyone in #se1 know that @RoebuckBorough serves tea at 20p on Tuesdays? Great for homeworkers. @se1 http://t.co…
Just had a call from a very confused Southwark Council officer who thought they were ringing the Royal Mail Mandela Way complaints line.
Just published - Five images that show how London Bridge's streets and spaces could change - via @TeamLondonBdg goo.gl/fb/AMyqIA
Coconut - new Thai takeaway in Great Suffolk Street: http://t.co/6OeDHiRunf
All change at @LeSoCoLondon in The Cut pic.twitter.com/1fBtiyK7D8
Protests expected at Guy's Hospital tonight as David Willetts addresses medical students: http://t.co/6SAueFHo8K via @Roar_News
[Job vacancy] Customer Services Advisor, @paperround: http://t.co/vVWOy0919z
Reindeer coming to SE1 today - @TowerBridgeRd Christmas Fayre:
http://t.co/tfkX7vjRCs http://t.co/UaLZ8T7WWh
St Thomas' Hospital - Mother in High Court challenge against NHS ombudsman bbc.in/1y7QGIb
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