The Brown and Root Tower - Colliers Wood

[Willemdefoeismine]

Hi, does anyone have any up-to-date information on how plans are progressing? Every time I've read an update in the local paper the start date for building works seems to have been moved forward some months. I'm sure the last article I read suggested a Summer 2013 start-date but that's been and gone!

I have mixed feelings about the whole development. It could potentially generate a lot of welcome income to the Colliers Wood side of the Borough, but think it will place an increasing burden on local infrastructure, particularly schools and transport!

Also, more importantly, how are they intending to landscape an attractive plaza around the development which is appealing, when the tower creates a wind funnel?

I also worry about this seeing as all the schools have already gone to 2 form entry. Singlegate is the obvious 'beneficiary' of the new children and they haven't completed their new buildings yet as far as I can see. There is also the extra strain on services and Doctors.

Free Wine and Nibbles!

There's a public meeting about this tonight (I must be a witch!) at Merton Vision, 67 Clarendon Road, Colliers Wood SW19 2DX from 7.30 pm! The local MP, Siobhain McDonagh will be there too!

Hopefully it will be enlightening and the redevelopment of this building is not too far into the future.

Watch this space!

It sounds as if there was quite a turn-out!

It sounds as if the redevelopment of the tower should commence shortly with a completion date 18 months down the line.

And who knows, Colliers Wood may get a Waitrose - a sign that the area is on an upward trajectory for sure!