My priorities for Putney: fighting overdevelopment

The overdevelopment of Putney and Wandsworth is the biggest local threat our area faces. The Conservatives here have a stack-em-up, pile-em-high mentality without consideration of quality of life, the character of our area, the strain on roads, services and infrastructure or the desirability of burying Putney under skyscrapers. All the time Putney's Tory MP has tried her hardest not to get involved in this critical issue.

Putney is not Manhattan. The principal reason Putney is such a great place is because it is a human-scale built environment.

That's why I was involved in the battle to stop the Putney Place, Tileman House and Danebury Avenue overdevelopment plans; and why I continue to fight hard to stop the overdevelopment of the Riverside Quarter and the Ram Brewery site.

We can't just be against progress of any sort - and I'm not. I believe we need a strong plan for Putney that tells developers clearly what is and is not acceptable here. That should avoid them wasting time and money on consultants and campaigns; and save the community time and effort fighting battles that sheer weight of numbers will eventually win. I've set out time and again what I want to see instead in my plan for Putney, and that's what I'll work to implement if I become your MP.

Read the news articles I've written on this website about overdevelopment here

Visit my pages on the Riverside Quarter overdevelopment

Visit my pages on the Tileman House overdevelopment from 2009 here

Visit my pages on the Putney Place overdevelopment from 2008 here.

Visit my pages on the Danebury Avenue overdevelopment from 2009 here.

Read the "No more towers" edition of the Putney Paper from summer 2008 here.

Read my "Plan for Putney" edition of the Putney Paper from New Year 2009 here.