If you come across any press or media involving Golden Lane and it’s not listed below please do send a link through to secretary.glera@gmail.com so we can add – thanks!
For our very own resident perspective have a read of Billy Mann’s City Matters monthly column (August 2017 to February 2020).
2025
28 MARCH Calls for enquiry into why London authority elected dozens of people with no vote counted
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
29 JANUARY Crescent House works delayed
City Matters | City Matters editors
16 JANUARY Listed London housing block’s refurb delayed as more fire safety works needed – leaseholders fear cost
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
2024
4 NOVEMBER Leisure Centre in iconic Grade-II listed London estate awarded £10.35m for refurbishment
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
26 JULY Golden Pain homes wait
Islington Tribune | Isabel Loubser
11 JULY 66 London council flats that are brand new will stay empty until 2025 due to contractor dispute
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
11 JULY Sixty-six social homes sitting empty
EC1 Echo | Ben Lynch
12 JUNE Golden Lane Estate sewage flooding
City Matters | Ben Lynch
10 JUNE Sewage floods estate in the City of London
Evening Standard | Ben Lynch
9 JUNE Concern after Golden Lane Estate flooded by sewage
BBC London News | Ben Lynch
5 JUNE Grade II listed London estate and pub flooded by sewage and malfunctiing pumps
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
13 APRIL Life in the only London borough where residents are not the main priority
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
25 MARCH Plans to reform only London borough where businesses get to vote in local elections
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
30 JANUARY Fury as Just Stop Oil are revealed to be holding action meetings hosted by ringleader Roger Hallam at taxpayer-funded council community centre
MailOnline | Isaac Crown
2023
11 DECEMBER Brutalist London housing block to finally have windows repaired – but residents must move out for 3 months and pay £100k
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
4 DECEMBER Concerns over planned works at iconic Grade-II listed housing near Barbican
MyLondon | Ben Lynch
4 DECEMBER Objections to planned works on Grade-II listed building
City Matters | City Matters editors
17 MAY First-ever Neighbourhood Forum proposed for the Barbican and Golden Lane area
City Matters | Angela Shard
11 MAY Tens of millions to be invested in Golden Lane Estate
Newsroom City of London (press release)
2022
25 AUGUST The 1950s estate smack bang in the heart of London where life’s so good it’s ‘like living in a village’
MyLondon | Nicole Karageorgi (updated AUGUST 2023)
2021
9 APRIL ‘They’re trying to squeeze every penny out of us’
Islington Tribune | Calum Fraser
7 APRIL Golden Lane Sport & Fitness serves up tennis sessions
City Matters | Ben Brown
2020
21 AUGUST Alton Estate, Churchill Gardens and Golden Lane Estate landscapes listed
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
30 MAY Collective hearts sink over COLPAI works extension
City Matters | Jacqueline Swanson
16 APRIL ‘COLPAI building works should be halted during coronavirus outbreak’
City Matters | Jacqueline Swanson
11 FEBRUARY City of London forced to confront winds of change
The Telegraph | Rachel Millard
2019
13 DECEMBER City of London Corporation chief seeks rule change after ‘gaging’ row
City AM | Alexandra Rogers
29 NOVEMBER City Councillors ‘gagged’ from representing residents
City Matters | Julia Gregory
29 OCTOBER City of London streamlines its dispensation policy
City Matters | Ben Brown
30 JULY Competition: Golden Lane Estate window replacement
Architects’ Journal | Merlin Fulcher
29 MAY ‘Muzzled councillors’ spat leads to demands for standards reform
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
7 FEBRUARY Valiant Golden Lane residents loose fight to protect prized trees
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
28 JANUARY City Corporation implements new social housing strategy
City Matters | Julia Gregory
20 JANUARY City Corporation criticised for pressing ahead with Mansion House revamp while social housing suffers ‘neglect’
CITY AM | Alexandra Rogers
15 JANUARY Golden Lane estate residents fight plans for phone mast
Islington Tribune | Emily Finch
2018
13 DECEMBER City of London Corporation Chiefs seek rule change after ‘gagging’ row
City AM | Alexandra Rogers
10 DECEMBER Demolition of Richard Cloudesley School on Golden lane Estate suspended after gas leak
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
29 NOVEMBER Local protesters reignite campaign to save trees
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
27 NOVEMBER City of London Corporation caught in ‘gagging’ row after referring resident councillor to City of London Police
City Am | Alexandra Rogers
15 NOVEMBER Golden Lane Estate: A Great Neighbourhood under pressure
Here & Now, journal of the Academy of Urbanism p22-23 | Jacqueline Swanson
2 NOVEMBER Waking watch ends as safety overhaul continues
City Matters | Julia Gregory
17 OCTOBER City housing estates awarded conservation status
City Matters | Talia Shadwell
3 OCTOBER ‘Fire hazard’ appliances found in Golden Lane Estate
City Matters | Talia Shadweel
18 SEPTEMBER Planners and residents clash over Golden Lane community centre
City Matters | Jo Davy
11 SEPTEMBER Studio Partington refreshes Chamberlain, Powell and Bon’s Golden Lane community centre
Architects’ Journal | Jon Astbury
7 SEPTEMBER City set to add new homes to Golden Lane landmark
BD Online | Jim Dunton
15 AUGUST Short-term let turn City homes into ‘prostitution dens’
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
23 JULY Residents defeated in Golden Lane development fight
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
20 JUNE Editor’s comment: Right to Buy rules leave councils stuck
Islington Gazette | Ramzy Alwakeel
6 JUNE Campaigners seek cash to challenge Golden Lane proposals
BD Online | Jim Dunton
6 JUNE Garden State: the Golden Baggers open their gates
City Matters | Jo Davy
23 MAY Golden Lane locals rally to protect trees in danger
City Matters | Jo Davy
21 MAY World War Two bomb found near Golden Lane a ‘false alarm’
City Matters | Jo Davy
21 MAY Bomb shell found in central London: Urgent EVACUATION as police warn public to AVOID area
Express | Joney Millar
21 MAY Police tape off Golden Lane Estate after WW2 bomb discovered
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
26 APRIL City Living: Spotlight on Barbican and Golden Lane
City Matters | Jo Davy
28 MARCH COLPAI school clears final hurdle
City Matters | Monika Cvorak
23 MARCH City set to back controversial Golden Lane plans
BD Online | Jim Dunton
16 MARCH School a ‘mistake’ for historic Finsbury housing estate
Islington Tribune | Emily Finch
15 MARCH Save Golden Lane Estate: residents find the new plan appalling
Islington Now | Holly Bancroft
2 MARCH Council gives controversial school plans green light
City Matters | Jo Davy
2 MARCH New school and 66 flats on way on Golden Lane Estate as Richard Cloudesley plans signed off
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
1 MARCH Plans to redevelop Richard Cloudesley school on Golden Lane Estate go before council
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
1 MARCH Residents drop court challenge against planners
City Matters | Jo Davy
20 FEBRUARY “My children can’t breath”: Terrified parents slam luxury flat developers for ‘toxic dust’ descending on schools
Mirror On-line | Liz Dunphy
15 FEBRUARY Residents mount court challenge against City planners
City Matters | Jo Davy
14 FEBRUARY Bomb scare and residents taking planners to court…
City Matters | edition 067 – p3
31 January City planners refuse to defer to Islington on school site
City Matters | Jo Davy
24 JANUARY City free school early success despite planning uncertainty
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
9 JANUARY D-Day nears for City’s primary school plans
City Matters | Jo Davy
2017
27 DECEMBER A Tribute To Golden Lane: The Estate Born Out Of London’s Ashes
Londonist | Will Noble
1 DECEMBER Architect in residence has designs on estate
Islington Tribune | Joe Cooper
28 NOVEMBER Fury after Golden Lane resident’s prized garden turfed out
City Matters | Tom Kavanagh
22 NOVEMBER Fire evacuation orders for Golden Lane tower
City Matters | Jo Davy
17 NOVEMBER Local backlash over Golden Lane conservation plans
City Matters | Jo Davy
3 NOVEMBER Golden Lane campaigners file high court papers
BD Online | Jim Dunton
30 OCTOBER Community battle developers to block luxury apartments
MailOnLine | Liz Dunphy
29 OCTOBER Golden Lane residents furious at tower block plans
ITV News | Sam Holder
25 OCTOBER City residents blast councillor for housing blame game
City Matters | Jo Davy
20 OCTOBER Gpad wins go-ahead for Golden Lane estate neighbour
Architects’ Journal | Richard White
18 OCTOBER Viability ‘loophole’ costs City £24.5 mill in affordable housing funds
City Matters | Jo Davy
14 OCTOBER Golden Lane Estate mounts battle banners
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
13 OCTOBER Turner Prize artists join backlash against ‘zombie investors’
Islington Tribune | Joe Cooper
12 OCTOBER Spectres of Modernism: banner installation opposes new development in London’s financial centre
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11 OCTOBER Editor’s comment: Developers shouldn’t be calling shots
Islington Gazette | Ramzy Alwakeel
10 OCTOBER Developers are using culture as a Trojan Horse in their planning battles
The Guardian | Anna Minton
9 OCTOBER Golden Lane Estate campaigners hang banners protesting luxury block being marketed in Hong Kong at £725k plus
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
5 OCTOBER Artists and writers protest against Golden Lane development
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
13 SEPTEMBER Golden Lane residents legal threat over ‘ghost’ block
City Matters | Tom Oxtoby
18 AUGUST Golden lane estate residents slam tower block plans
Islington Tribune | Rachel Banning-Lover
16 AUGUST Plans for new residential block on Golden Lane take a step forward
building.co.uk | Jim Dunton
16 AUGUST Controversial Golden Lane plans take step forward
BD Online | Jim Dunton
15 AUGUST Golden Lane locals blast plans for school site
City Matters | Jo Davy
26 JULY AHHM elbowed off contentious scheme near Barbican
Architects’ Journal | Ella Braidwood
24 JULY Government rejects pleas for help from Golden Lane Estate campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
12 JULY State steers clear of Bernard Morgan House row
City Matters | Jo Davy
28 JUNE ‘We don’t want luxury flats ruining our historic estate’ – Golden Lane campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
22 MAY Barbican residents slam 10-storey luxury flat development on old police site block
Evening Standard | Daniel O’Mahony
23 MARCH Huge development plans for Golden Lane Estate panned by campaigners
Islington Gazette | Sam Gelder
21 MARCH The place where businesses and their office workers vote
BBC NEWS | Aiden James
17 MARCH Residents warn of Golden Lane Estate threat
BD Online | Jim Dunton
25 JANUARY Great Arthur House, London, by John Robertson Architects
BD Online | Thomas Lane
2016
4 DECEMBER Academy primary school to open in Finsbury
Islington Tribune
2015
13 SEPTEMBER Modernist estates: what’s it like to live on one?
The Guardian | Stefi Orazi
2014
28 FEBRUARY Fresh facade for Golden Lane Estate’s Great Arthur House
BD Online |
2013
15 NOVEMBER The 10 best council estates
The Guardian | Rowan Moore
2012
1 AUGUST Architect chosen for Golden Lane Estate tower re-cladding
BD Online | Andrea Klettner
25 MAY Cartwright Pickard refurbishes listed Golden Lane sports centre
BD Online | Elizabeth Hopkirk
3 MAY Greg Penoyre’s inspiration: The Golden Lane Estate, London
BD Online | Greg Penoyre
2011
11 SEPTEMBER Life in a modernist flat
The Guardian | Dale Berning
2010
11 JUNE Outrage at gutting of Landmark listed block
BD Online | Will Hurst