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Where and when is the Public Inquiry?
The dates for the Inquiry are confirmed as follows:
25-28 February 2025
3-7 March 2025
10-14 March 2025
The venue for the Inquiry is at 46 New Broad Street London EC2M 1JH.
For the latest information please check Helen Wilson Consultancy Limited.

Who can attend the Public Inquiry?
Any members of the public can attend. However, to contribute you probably need to have registered in advance with the inspector.

Do you have a press release?
The River Residents Group has a press release here.

In the news

17/3/25 – London Post – Liberal Democrats Call for End to Balcony Charge “Racket”

16/3/25 – Southwark News – River resident breaks down in tears at public inquiry, saying it feels like “they’re in an abusive relationship” with the authority running the Thames 

16/3/25 – BBC London Politics Live (starts at 2 minutes) with Simon Hughes

14/3/25 – MyLondon – ‘It’s so important’: River Thames inquiry over changes affecting 17 London boroughs draws to close

14/3/25 – PLA website – Update on fees for balconies overhanging the River Thames

12/3/25 – London Centric – River swimming and dead dogs: Who actually owns the Thames?

7/3/25 – Private Eye – Port in a Storm: Questions for the guardians of the Thames

5/3/25 – The Standard – Thames riverside flat owners hit out at ‘extortionate’ five-figure balcony charges

5/3/25 – Mail Online – We’re being hit with bills for thousands of pounds because our flats have balconies

27/2/25 Southwark News – Thames public inquiry begins amid outcry from riverside residents over planned changes

26/2/25 The Times – Matthew Parris Notebook “I do hate the insolence of public bodies invested with a bit of power….. I spent yesterday morning at the opening of a public inquiry that the Port of London Authority (PLA) must conduct while seeking amendments to its statutory powers.. the authority has gone rogue..” Read extract here

23/2/25 My London – River Thames public inquiry begins amid outcry over planned changes affecting 17 London boroughs

Useful Links

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Marine Management Organisation

Helen Wilson Consultancy Limited

RIver Residents Group Website

River Residents Group Press Release

Tower Bridge Moorings

Simon Anthony – Unfair Balcony Charges

Other Resources

Crown Estate Foreshore and Estuary Map