The London Buzz - 27th August 2025
Briefly

Enfield Council submitted a planning application for a mural painted without permission in a conservation area. One hundred North Finchley residents launched a campaign for alternatives to housing plans. Gallows Corner works will be delayed beyond September. A charity sought a High Court judicial review of the City of London Corporation's admittance policy for Hampstead Heath ponds. A website documenting the south London LGBT+ squatting scene seeks assistance. Hundreds objected to plans to redevelop Blackheath Station's car park for housing as out of character. David Gilmour was ordered to move an overbearing garden shed. Local listings include steam train rides and stained-glass workshops.
And from ianVisits: Tickets Alert: A glowing steam train returns for winter London debut for Conrad Shawcross's monumental mechanical spinning sculpture HS2's final Northolt Tunnel boring machine lifted from West London shaft A Viking longship arrived in London last night The year the government tried to hide the River Thames from enemy planes Things to do in London tomorrow Aircraft Access: The Sea King - £10 An opportunity to climb aboard the RAF Museum's Sea King helicopter.
A "retrospective" planning application has been submitted by Enfield Council for a large mural in a conservation area - after local residents and councillors pointed out it had been painted without permission. Enfield Dispatch A hundred North Finchley residents got together at the end of last month to launch a campaign for alternatives to housing plans for the area. Barnet Post The completion of the Gallows Corner works will be delayed beyond September, Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed. Illford Recorder
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