Hoxton Hotel Gets Planning Approval

The developers of the proposed Hoxton Hotel at 65 Shepherd's Bush Green have at last won their fight to secure planning permission to demolish the old buildings and build a new hotel.

Planning permission for the site was originally granted back in 2017, but the owner of a flat in nearby Pennard Rd successfully challenged it by way of Judicial Review, and managed to get the plans quashed, forcing the developers to re-apply for planning permission with revised plans.

Old Walkabout Pub Demolished

Walkabout side elevation - now demolished

The old Walkabout pub which, prior to its conversion into an Aussie watering hole, was a historic movie theatre, has been demolished.

All that is left is part of the front facade; even the side elevation advertising seats for "1/-6d & 3d" has gone.

It was, of course, a condition of the planning permission granted by LBHF back in April 2017 that the side elevation would be retained. So what happened?

Can Shepherd’s Bush Green Be Improved?

Outdoor tables on Shepherd's Bush Green

Shan Erh Yang is a student at the Royal College of Art studying Interior Design, and is currently working on a project to re-design and re-imagine Shepherd's Bush Green.

Raised in Taiwan, Shan Erh Yang has spent the last couple of years studying interior design in London.

Today, Shan Erh Yang is looking for feedback from the local community on how Shepherd's Bush Green could be improved.

Shepherd’s Bush Green Needs Friends

Shepherd's Bush Green last summer

Shepherd’s Bush Green needs friends.

Three years after the Shepherd’s Bush Blog first started started posting about the sorry state of Shepherd's Bush Green, and the failure of our Council to do anything about the enforcement of its own laws against anti-social behaviour, things are as bad as ever.

Walk across Shepherd's Bush Green in the morning and you will see piles of fast food, empty bottles and cans, and rubbish everywhere.