Image: St John's, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, 2002 © Gillian Lawson / Bridgeman Images
Welcome to the Downshire Hill Residents' Association website
DHRA Aims and Objectives
The aims of the Downshire Hill Resident's Association are to:
Support
To advise and support members of the Association collectively in the promotion and protection of their concerns in the Area
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To foster a sense of community in the area
Represent
To endeavour to reflect the views of the Area's residents.
The interests of the member of the Association are taken to include;- public services and amenities, planning and development and conservation, traffic, parking and safety issues.
The area shall be Downshire Hill.
The Association will not align itself with any political party.
Latest Updates
DHRA Annual General Meeting. June 2024
Councillor Linda Chung attended at the DHRA’s invitation. The committee is very grateful to her for her helpful contributions. Traffic matters Patrick O’Connor reported for the traffic sub-committee. The Hampstead Traffic Partnership has formed, representing DH and a wide network of surrounding streets. Camden Council awarded £30k seed-corn funding to research improvements: PJA traffic consultants […]
DHRA Minutes. April 2024
A. 14A Keats Grove. On behalf of DHRA, Andrew had written to object in principle, and make detailed objections. The proposed scheme threatens Protected Open Space. It is concerning that it should have been allowed to proceed so far. Many neighbours have objected. B. Hampstead former Police Station. DHRA appreciates the detailed consultations with the developer, […]
Art and Activism at Forty Seven
From the early 1900s, Number 47 Downshire Hill was a place where artists, activists and political refugees met to discuss and record the unfolding events of the new century. The house at 47 Downshire Hill is an imposing building occupying the prow of the mid-section of the street. It was built, along with the other […]
Walter Richard Sickert, Hampstead, London; Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. CC BY-NC
Recent Meeting Minutes
DHRA Annual General Meeting. June 2024
Councillor Linda Chung attended at the DHRA’s invitation. The committee is very grateful to her for her helpful contributions. Traffic matters Patrick O’Connor reported for ...
DHRA Minutes. April 2024
Planning A. 14A Keats Grove. On behalf of DHRA, Andrew had written to object in principle, and make detailed objections. The proposed scheme threatens Protected ...
DHRA Minutes. November 2023
Traffic Discussions with Camden and neighbouring organisations continues.From a wider context, coordination of proposals across neighbouring residents associations is ongoing and encouraged. A general view ...
John Constable; Hampstead Heath, with the House Called 'The Salt Box'; Tate. CC BY-NC-ND
Campaign Updates
School Update. January 2018
Update-26th-JANUARY-2018Download Police Station redevelopment. The EFA (Education Funding Agency) have advised early the Council in early 2017 that they now intend to pursue a 210 ...
Funding Update. November 2016
December 2016 Financial summary to date of Police Station campaign funding-update-2016-11Download Donations from Downshire Hill, Keats Grove, Hampstead Hill Gardens and Haverstock Hill. Donations of ...
General Update. November 2016
School The saga with the planning application for a 420 place School at the site of the Old Police Station continues. Following the rejection of ...