Labour-run Council belatedly tries to distance itself from the Labour Government’s proposed planning reforms Thursday, 14 August, 2025 Westminster Conservatives are delighted that the current Labour council has finally publicly agreed with the Conservative councillors’ position on Angela Rayner’s proposed planning reforms. This Labour Government has proposed completely removing local councillors from the decision-making process on almost all applications. Westminster Conservatives pointed out that this is undemocratic and could... Local News
Dolphin Square: Special Update 9th March 2019 It is now fairly certain that the Dolphin Square planning application will be put before the Planning Committee by the end of April. Since the outset of the... Local News
Sussex Gardens and Burwood Place made safer 6th March 2019 Sussex Gardens is now safer for pedestrians and cyclists following the quietway and crossing works. We appreciate that there was some traffic disruption, not... Local News
Update on tackling short lets around Hyde Park 4th March 2019 Conservative led Westminster City Council is calling on the Government to introduce mandatory information sharing between councils and operators such as AirBNB... Local News
Bayswater Councillors provide Heathrow update 1st March 2019 Heathrow is holding a public consultation covering both the proposed third runway and also maximising the use of their two existing runways, which means more... Local News
Councils given powers to block new phone boxes 27th February 2019 Westminster already has about 1,000 phone boxes and last year conducted a survey into those around Oxford Street and Marble Arch, finding many neglected, out of... Local News
Baker Street two way goes live 26th February 2019 The Baker Street Two Way Scheme went live on Sunday 24th February. Councillors with past and present members of the Marylebone Association and St Marylebone... Local News
#MyWestminster Fund Update 25th February 2019 We have just learnt that the third round of the #MyWestminster Fund is now open. Local groups can apply for up to £10,000 for community projects promoting the... Local News
Hermitage Street - Paddington Basin gets small business-friendly office space 23rd February 2019 With a commercial partner, Westminster City Council has supported PaddingtonWorks, which offers market-rate desk space, edit suites and shared meeting room and... Local News
Major drugs raid in Pimlico 22nd February 2019 We are increasingly receiving complaints from our residents about the open drug taking and dealing on our Pimlico streets. The situation has been particularly... Local News
