Tories push developers' case FOR Tileman House

Further proof that local Conservatives have completely lost the plot over Tileman House and how Putney should develop emerged over the weekend.

Some East Putney residents received a letter from two of their councillors (plus a third who represents the Balham area but who they want to move to East Putney at the next election) presenting what amounts to the developer's case FOR the application.

This is an extraordinary turn of events, not least because one of the East Putney councillors who has signed the letter is also the Chairman of the Planning Applications Committee. This has caused some conasiderable concern amongst local residents who are now openly speculating that the Tories have decided to support the "new" application. Iin fact there is very little new about it - it's close to identical to the previous application so overwhelmingly opposed by local residents; the same residents Councillor McDonnell and his colleagues were elected to serve.

I'm reproducing the Conservative letter in its entirety below, and will leave readers to judge what confidence they can have in the role that will be played by their Conservative councillors. Later today I will respond to the claims they make. The highlighted sections are ones I've marked, as these are the most extraordinary claims of an extraordinary letter.