Category Archive: Eustace Building

Berkeley Homes, Rendall & Rittner and Mysterious delays in ‘Quarterly’ Residents’ Meeting

Rendall & Rittner, managing agents at Chelsea bridge Wharf, today informed residents that the ‘quarterly’ meeting would be on October 11th. This is very strange given that the last ‘quarterly’ meeting was 1st March,… Continue reading

Berkeley Homes fail to meet Council deadline for planning application

On the 2nd August , Berkeley Homes were informed by Wandsworth Council that they were operating the depots on Sopwith Way without planning permission and that they should desist form using them or submit a retrospective planning application within 28 Days. In fact Berkeley Homes, in characteristic arrogant fashion, have done neither of those things

Berkeley Homes continue to use Sopwith Way depots without planning permission

Saturday 20th August, 09:30 am. No mercy for the residents – despite lack of planning permission, Berkeley Homes continues to operate heavy diesel engined vehicles with reversing sirens in and out of depots, metres from residents’ flats.

Wandsworth Council finds Berkeley Homes in breech of planning law at Chelsea Bridge Wharf

Berkeley Homes have been notified by Wandsworth Council that the opening of depots on Sopwith Way is an unauthorised change of use (i.e. it does not have planning permission and so is in breech of planing law). The letter to Berkeley Homes, dated 2nd August 2016, requires Berkeley Homes to shut down the depots or to submit a retrospective planning application within 28 days

Lorries spreading ‘muck’ on Sopwith Way

Rendall & Rittner, managing agents at Chelsea Bridge Wharf,  informed Chelsea Bridge Wharf residents today that extremely noisy sweeper cleaner vehicles will be added to the daily cacophony on Sopwith Way. Apparently the HGVs which Berkeley Homes has allowed… Continue reading

Berkeley Homes breaks its word again as Sopwith Way becomes ratrun for Battersea Power Station trucks

Berkeley Homes have granted Battersea Power Station permission to use Sopwith Way for HGV access to the Battersea Power Station site up till November 2016. As usual there was no consultation whatsoever with residents, no assessment of… Continue reading

Video: Sopwith Way – 26th April 2016

Berkeley Homes continues to show complete contempt for residents by using Sopwith Way for HGV and construction traffic to Vista development.

Obstructed and threatened on Sopwith Way

Chelsea Bridge Wharf resident threatened and obstructed by contractors of Berkeley Homes

Sopwith Way – Massive Increase in Traffic and Worse to Come!

Following the decision of Berkeley Homes and Battersea Power Station Development Company to resurface Sopwith Way, remove the speed humps and open it up to all traffic there has been a massive increase in traffic along this narrow service road which runs within metres of many apartments at Chelsea Bridge Wharf. The traffic has come from HGVs waiting to access the Vista development site at the junction of Sopwith Way and Queenstown Road and from general traffic from the extremely busy Queenstown Road which are looking for a cut through to the Battersea Power Station site or for somewhere convenient to turn around to avoid going into the congestion charge zone.

INSTALLATION OF FIBRE OPTIC BROADBAND

The installation of FIBRE OPTIC BROADBAND with promised download speeds of up to 300MBs is complete for Warwick, Oswald, Howard, Horace, Eustace and Centurion buildings according to a letter from managing agent (Rendall and… Continue reading