The Latest Breaking News from Wandsworth Council

More than 200 new council homes to be built at Battersea Power Station

There are currently around 9,500 households on the housing waiting list in Wandsworth

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025

Major south London train station to be transformed in bid to tackle overcrowding

Wandsworth Council has shortlisted three options to improve Clapham Junction station, one of the UK’s busiest

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

What are asylum seekers entitled to while awaiting a decision?

Claims about what asylum seekers are entitled to can be exaggerated.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025

The moving story behind this newly protected tree in London suburb

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025

Why this rare tree in London is now protected under law

‘Beloved’ grapefruit tree growing in Battersea issued with Tree Preservation Order

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Wandsworth unveils 'growth plan' which could see 14,000 new homes in next decade

The scheme includes plans for 8,400 new homes in Nine Elms, 3,000 more homes in Clapham Junction and 3,000 extra homes in Wandsworth Town

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025

I’m 91 and have cancer but a London council let me live in a soaking, mouldy flat for a year

Wandsworth refused to class a repair to damage from a water leak as an ‘emergency’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

South London street market and al fresco hotspot is here to stay, council announces

Totterdown Street Market in Wandsworth has been redesigned to make it a permanent south London fixture

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025

London’s only heliport objects to plans to build giant 35-storey tower next door

Wandsworth Council is considering developer Heliport London Ltd’s proposals to build the tower in Battersea

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

'Excessive' Battersea riverside tower block plans rejected by councillors

Councillors voted unanimously to refuse planning permission for the development at a Wandsworth council planning meeting held on Thursday

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025