FN Newsletter 18-05-2025
Mid-May 2025 round up of news, features, comment, public consultations, and local democracy reports from The Fitzrovia News
In June a number of events will be taking place across Fitzrovia, including the London Festival of Architecture and the Fitzrovia Arts Festival. Look out for posters around the neighbourhood. We will have more information in our next newsletter.
There was a planning application submitted to Westminster Council that appeared late in April’s monthly list and wasn’t included in my last newsletter. It is for the refurbishment and redevelopment of the site of the former Fashion Retail Academy in Gresse Street. I’ve now added it to the Planning Applications in Fitzrovia West for April 2025 and I’ve included April’s complete list below along with those lodged so far in May for both.
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As always, look after your and others’ health: Covid cases have remained at relatively low levels but it still has an adverse health impact on most people who catch it. Wear a face mask if you are indoors in public spaces.
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— Linus Rees, editor
News
Mural design to be chosen for Mortimer Street corner wall
Temporary seating to be installed at nine locations across Fitzrovia
Redevelopment of two buildings on Warren Street and Euston Road planned
Features
History notes: House of Vanheems, Berners Street
Public consultations
Licensing application: Bennie, 102 Great Portland Street
Review of premises licence: Naroon, 17 New Cavendish Street
Licensing application: Charlotte Street Magazines, 66 Charlotte Street
Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, April 2025
Planning applications in Fitzrovia West, May 2025
Planning applications in Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia East, May 2025
Westminster Council plans late-night entertainment zones
Local democracy reports
Westminster Council plans ‘selective’ licensing of private rented housing
Westminster Council seeks to cut pollution from commercial cooking
Printed newspapers
Our next printed news-sheet is due out in early June and will be available from outside Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley Street. See the newspaper archive for back issues of The Fitzrovia News. We aim to produce a two-page, printed issue at least four times a year. Local weeklies the Camden New Journal and the Westminster Extra are also available outside the Community Centre and they also have an archive where you can view the full Camden and Westminster printed editions.
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