UPDATE: July 6

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that the meeting will go ahead as planned on July 27. For full context see our article from June 29, below.

UPDATE: July 1

London Assembly Members Nicholas Rogers and Siân Berry put forward a motion at the London Assembly Plenary meeting requesting that the Mayor delays the public hearing for The Stag Brewery on July 27.

The motion said: "The Assembly notes with concern that the public hearing for the called-in planning application at the Former Stag Brewery in Mortlake has currently been scheduled for 27th July.

"The Assembly further notes that whilst significant changes have been made to the application since it was called-in by the Mayor, following discussions between the GLA and the developer, local community groups have not been afforded the same opportunity to put forward their proposed changes and improvements to the scheme.

"In addition, concerns have been raised regarding the quality of reports, availability of documents, and a general lack of public involvement and consultation.

"Officers have only very recently met face to face with the local community on June 22nd.

"The Assembly does not consider that one meeting so close to the date of the public hearing is sufficient to fully explore and investigate all the issues that were raised.

"The Assembly therefore strongly requests that the Mayor delays the public hearing for this application, and instead arranges for a meaningful discussion between resident groups, the GLA, Richmond Council and developers, so that the residents' proposed amendments can be properly and formally considered."

June 29, 2021:

A public hearing will be held on July 27 by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to discuss the plans for a former brewery in Mortlake, it was announced today.

The Stag Brewery is one of Britain's oldest breweries, and first opened in 1487 as part of a monastery.

The future of the brewery site is one of Richmond borough's biggest and longest-running planning proposals.

Development plans for the site involve building up to 1,250 homes, a cinema, shops, offices and a secondary school on the site in Mortlake and have faced fierce opposition from locals who say this would be an over development for Mortlake and cause traffic gridlock.

Listen To Locals campaigner and Thames bank resident Clare Delmar told Nub News: "As we consider planning reform nationally and emerge from a pandemic, we're at a unique point in time to use our learnings and set a new precedent for responsible and sustainable planning.

"I strongly encourage the mayor to do the right thing and hold off a decision about this application until its real impact on the health and wellbeing of our community is understood."

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The meeting is planned for 2pm on Tuesday July 27.

The GLA said it hopes to be able to hold the meeting in person but if not it plans to go ahead on this date on a hybrid basis (part in-person, part-virtual).

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