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Brixton news, rumour and general chat - April 2016

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FridgeMagnet

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Some nice lemon drizzle cake.

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That scheme at 159 Acre Lane looks like a very good use of space in my opinion. Lot the prettiest of things but ticks a few boxes on what is a redundant piece of land.
 
djdando said:
That scheme at 159 Acre Lane looks like a very good use of space in my opinion. Lot the prettiest of things but ticks a few boxes on what is a redundant piece of land.
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Had a letter yesterday from the PR consultants engaged by the developers seeking local support as Lambeth are pushing for the site to be retained as commercial use, which would make more sense given that Ellerslie sq behind is all commercial plus there's Access storage and Sunlight next door. Educational use i can understand, but not the residential - without lots of acoustic measures you'll end up with complaints about the local industry. It also seems a lot to try to shoehorn into the site.

I can see why they want the residential - it is an obvious way to finance the rest of the development. It just doesn't seem to sit naturally in the context of an industrial run of units and may set a dangerous precedent to local industry. We're already seeing this at the other end of the road with Diamond Plumber's merchant.
 
How about this for a press release from self styled luxury property developers :
Property Developers Criticise Lambeth Planners for ‘practically inviting’ Travellers onto Acre Lane site

Churchill Property Developers Ltd has criticised Lambeth Council for ‘practically inviting’ travellers onto the vacant site at 159 Acre Lane. Council planners have consistently failed to make positive use out of the site, which has blighted the community for nearly ten years.

As a result, members of the travelling community have now illegally gained entry and taken up temporary residence. This has caused upset and concern amongst residents, with reports of windows being broken and dogs threatening local residents.

Churchill Property Developers have alerted the police and filed a report with Lambeth Council, which is due to review the situation in the next week. Separately, Churchill Property Developers have commenced legal proceedings to attempt to resolve the situation more quickly.

159 Acre Lane, at the junction with King’s Avenue, has been left vacant for nearly ten years, whilst Lambeth Council’s planning department have blocked the re-development of the site. Instead, the Council favours an industrial use, such as waste facility or scrap yard. This directly contradicts the desires and wishes of residents.

To provide a solution, Churchill Property Developers Ltd has submitted a planning application to Lambeth Council for the development of a new Sixth Form Centre. The scheme would provide an invaluable new education facility, 51 residential units, 40% affordable housing, and approximately 40 new jobs.

Tom Pratt, from Churchill Property Developers, said:

“We have put forward a fantastic scheme to Lambeth Council, delivering a new Sixth Form Centre, new homes, 40% affordable housing, and around 40 new jobs. There are very few schemes in Lambeth that offer as much to the community and is supported by residents.

“The Council’s approach has left this site empty for nearly ten years. The travelling community has now taken advantage and illegally entered the site, despite significant investment in security on our part.

“We will be doing all we can to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, including commencing legal proceedings. However, the onus is on Lambeth Council to find a solution to the current blight at 159 Acre Lane, as their planning policies have practically invited people to illegally enter the site.

“The planners need to listen to the community and work with us to deliver a scheme that can benefit the borough and the local residents.

“We are offering a solution, and invite Lambeth Council and local residents to have an open debate about the scheme. We will happily organise this at our expense.”
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How about this for a press release from self styled luxury property developers :
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Utter rubbish. That is shameless and shabby and completely at odds with the mailshot issued to locals. I'd expect better from any firm purporting to be PR consultants although I should have seen this coming from yesterday's letter - anyone who is acting within local plan guidelines doesn't need to beg for support or imply threats if not supported.
 
Anyone know when the travel inn or whatever it is will be opening on CHL? Noticed all the scaffolding is down bearing the not so appealing first floor which looks like a prefab building IMO.
 
Maharani said:
Anyone know when the travel inn or whatever it is will be opening on CHL? Noticed all the scaffolding is down bearing the not so appealing first floor which looks like a prefab building IMO.
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end of August - as I said on another thread when searching for London accommodation recently for work purposes I had the option of booking it from something like 28 Aug - London Brixton Hotel | Premier Inn
 
I'm glad I'm out of Brixton. The custard tart challenge coupled with a fallen tree in a park may well have given me vapours
 
Helicopter ambulance just landed on Windrush Sq. lots of police too and arrests apparently. Anyone know what happened?
 
noticed that they are advertising office/ desk space to rent above Barclays, think that is new.

Also some flats above Iceland look like they might be occupied at last, is anyone living there yet?
 
also noticed they were painting over some of the Bowie graffiti outside morleys this morning - but not all of it yet.
 
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