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TIGER’S HEAD AND COURTS SITE REDEVELOPMENT
Councillors at a recent meeting of Lewisham Council’s planning board have approved development applications for the former Courts site and Tiger’s Head pub in Bromley Road, Catford.
Campaigners are disappointed with the decision and feel the redevelopment of the Courts site is of particular concern as it involves plans for five blocks of flats, three to [...]
LEWISHAM GATEWAY PROJECT STALLED
Head of Planning at Lewisham Council, John Miller, has stated at a recent local assembly meeting that the Lewisham Gateway Project is currently not financially viable, due to the economic situation.
Plans for the project involve removing the roundabout near Lewisham Station and replacing it with a number of high rise buildings containing up to 800 [...]
GORDONBROCK SCHOOL – LATEST
Plans for the proposed re-build of Gordonbrock School have been delayed due to a procedural flaw in the planning application.
Planning permission was granted in December 2009 for two of the existing four Edwardian buildings to be demolished and replaced by a new build, and arrangements had been made for the school to decant to Greenvale [...]
GREYHOUND STADIUM PLANS BITE THE DUST
Plans for the redevelopment of the former Catford Greyhound Stadium are in the balance due to the recession and the failure to secure Government funding.
The plan for 589 dwellings in 13 blocks (some rising to a height of 8 storeys tall!) was heard by the Strategic Planning Committee in October 2008. It was passed by [...]
PITFOLD CLOSE PLANNING
The Lee Green Conservative Action Team recently acted in support of local residents in opposition to an inappropriate planning application in Pitfold Close.
The plan was to demolish two perfectly good houses to provide access to a proposed high density housing development on the land to the rear of these properties.
The plan was rejected by Council [...]
YELLOW BOX – UPDATE
The latest planning application for the United Dairies site was withdrawn in June. Whilst we were pleased this plan was for housing and not a self-storage warehouse, it was clear that the number of units, which reached 5 floors in places was still far too high. The site has a long history of inappropriate planning [...]
SURREY CANAL ROAD STATION IN DOUBT
Plans for a new railway station at Surrey Canal Road are in doubt, as confirmation of the £7 million needed for the plans, is still awaited from the Government. Lewisham Council agreed to provide the extra £3 million needed for the £10 million station, provided the money from the government was received.
The station, which will [...]
WE PLEDGE TO RESTORE MAYOW PARK
Mayow Park, established in 1878, is the oldest municipal park in Lewisham. Bettina Skeen thinks that it is a disgrace that Labour has allowed the park to be so neglected. She says:
“Mayow Park should be properly managed for the benefit of the local community, for young and old to enjoy healthier lifestyles and a green [...]
ALL CHANGE FOR RUSHEY GREEN VOTERS
Boundary changes to Lewisham’s Parliamentary Constituencies, due to come into force early next year, will mean big changes for voters in Rushey Green.
Catford South and Rushey Green Wards, currently in Lewisham West, are moving to the new Lewisham East constituency, joining Blackheath, Lee Green, Grove Park, Whitefoot and Downham wards and setting [...]