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Tricky Skills said:
Chris Marsh resigned for 'health reasons.' There's a little more of a story here to be told, but perhaps not for now.

Comrade Kingsley is contesting the seat for Left Unity. The Nu Labour candidate is the ultra, ultra Blairite Vaila McClure - something that you could never accuse Chris Marsh of being...

We touched on the by-election at the foot of this BBuzz post.

The LibDem candidate is also standing for his party in the Vauxhall constituency in the General Election. Lack of talent? Not much...

Plus another double hatter is Danny Lambert who is also standing in the General Election.

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Ah ok - I'd missed the 2nd resignation!
 
The by-election has been caused because of the 'health reasons' of Chris Marsh. Comrade Kingsley hasn't held a Council seat since he stood down from Vassall ward in April 2013 in an attempt to become the MP for Brent Central.
 
Tricky Skills said:
The by-election has been caused because of the 'health reasons' of Chris Marsh. Comrade Kingsley hasn't held a Council seat since he stood down from Vassall ward in April 2013 in an attempt to become the MP for Brent Central.
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God was it that long ago he resigned? Time flies on the council :D
 
Tricky Skills said:
The by-election has been caused because of the 'health reasons' of Chris Marsh. Comrade Kingsley hasn't held a Council seat since he stood down from Vassall ward in April 2013 in an attempt to become the MP for Brent Central.
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It was more like October 2013 I think as the council byelection was November 2013 - a cost for council tax payers when the seat would have been contested anyway in May 2014
 
CH1 said:
There are 2 planning applications in for Your New Town Hall courtesy of MUSE developments.
http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/onli...ils.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NMX0RHBOJWZ00
http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/onli...ils.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NMYGSQBO0I000

Deadline for comments 12th May.
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Bloody hell, those are comprehensive planning applications.
Tolpuddle said:
so does this mean they have kissed & made up with the Fridge Bar?
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Fridge bar is still being demolished in these plans.
 
Tolpuddle said:
so does this mean they have kissed & made up with the Fridge Bar?
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The second one includes demolition of the Fridge Bar:

15/02276/FUL | Demolition of Hambrook House (Council offices - Use Class B1) and erection of part 14, part 10, part 4-6 storey mixed use building accommodating 94 residential units, with associated bike and refuse stores plus ground floor commercial units (A1 and A3 use classes). Demolition of No 1 Town Hall Parade (Bar/Nightclub at lower floor levels - Sui Generis use class; and residential accommodation above) and Nos 2-7 Town Hall Parade(Council offices - Use Class B1) and erection of a 6 storey civic office building comprising 11,084 square metres (Use Class B1) and an energy centre at roof level. Refurbishment and alterations to Grade II listed Lambeth Town Hall including demolition of low level extensions to the rear including 1930s addition and later modern additions enclosing the courtyard and passage to Brixton Hill, the construction of a new atrium roof together with new external landscaping, new lifts and entrance structures in the rear courtyard, a new green roof and PV installation, the upgrade of mechanical and electrical installations, the upgrade of existing secondary glazing, new doors and windows to a number of internal and external elevations and basement modifications to provide new office and community uses. Change of use of Ivor House (Council offices - Use Class B1) to provide 26 residential units (Use Class C3) at upper floor levels, involving the erection of a mansard roof extension and internal and external alterations, with associated bike and refuse stores and ground floor and basement commercial units (A1 and A3 uses). Internal alterations and change of use of the Press Building (Council building - Use Class B2) to provide a cycle hub comprising 218 spaces and coffee shop/cafe floorspace (Use Class A1/A3). Public realm enhancements including the removal of business parking bays on Buckner Road, hard and soft landscaping, the provision of cycle stands and disabled parking bays. Removal of residential parking bays on Porden Road, the introduction of | Land West Of Brixton Hill, South Of Acre Lane And East Of Porden Road Encompassing Lambeth Town Hall,Ivor House,Hambrook House,1-7 Town Hall Parade (excluding The Electric, Brixton) London SW2
 
OK - here's the BBuzz piece on the two planning applications.

Thoughts:

A deadline of May 12 is not realistic. Three years in the planning, three weeks to take on board a mass of information and then form an opinion. If passed (and it will be...) then this will change central Brixton forever.

The planning portal is clunky. We already knew that. But how are you expected to comment if the docs haven't been uploaded yet?

The tower block remains - 14 stories. The number of new homes appears to have gone down from 275 at one stage to 120 - 94 in the tower block and the remainder in a refurbished Ivor House.

There is no mention whatsoever of Olive Morris House. Maybe a separate planning application is to follow.

Plus bye bye Firdge Bar. I wonder if a CPO was ever needed, or if a settlement was reached?
 
A third application has now appeared - no surprises in that it is for the demolition of Olive Morris House, to be replaced by a 6-7 storey structure with 74 residential units.

This brings the overall number of new homes that Your Nu Town Hall can deliver up to 194. Brixton Buzz was asked by a member of the Lambeth Council Comms Team back in November to publish that 250 would be delivered.

BBuzz piece.
 
Tricky Skills said:
A third application has now appeared - no surprises in that it is for the demolition of Olive Morris House, to be replaced by a 6-7 storey structure with 74 residential units.

This brings the overall number of new homes that Your Nu Town Hall can deliver up to 194. Brixton Buzz was asked by a member of the Lambeth Council Comms Team back in November to publish that 250 would be delivered.

BBuzz piece.
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I wonder what tiny percentage of those will be socially rented?
 
Tricky Skills said:
40% 'affordable.' The minimum set out by Lambeth Labour.
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yes. I remember arguing about that 'affordable' definition with the people doing the consultation on the street in Brixton. Seems like affordable means unaffordable to most people.

Can't remember definition of affordable was it was it 70% of 'market value'? I think we need Lambeth to redefine 'affordable' as something to do with affordability, ie some price to wages ratio, rather than a percentage reduction of over-inflated market prices.
 
friendofdorothy said:
yes. I remember arguing about that 'affordable' definition with the people doing the consultation on the street in Brixton. Seems like affordable means unaffordable to most people.

Can't remember definition of affordable was it was it 70% of 'market value'? I think we need Lambeth to redefine 'affordable' as something to do with affordability, ie some price to wages ratio, rather than a percentage reduction of over-inflated market prices.
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When I went to the Vauxhall hustings last Saturday Kate Hoey was very caustic about "affordable" and its meaninglessness.

Not that she will ever be able to do anything about it - but nice to hear a bit of straight talk nevertheless.
 
Does Kate Hoey drive a battered old brown mini because I thought I saw her looking lost and a bit anxious in the backstreets of Stockwell today ?
 
friendofdorothy said:
yes. I remember arguing about that 'affordable' definition with the people doing the consultation on the street in Brixton. Seems like affordable means unaffordable to most people.

Can't remember definition of affordable was it was it 70% of 'market value'? I think we need Lambeth to redefine 'affordable' as something to do with affordability, ie some price to wages ratio, rather than a percentage reduction of over-inflated market prices.
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Found the supporting documents for the Nu Town Hall- looks like close to 100 separate documents on the planning portal. Downloaded the "Affordable Housing Statement" for the 'Triangle Site' and Olive Morris House. Looks like the 70% of the 40% affordable housing has been redefined to include not just social rents but also intermediate rents, whilst the remaining 30% is only for shared ownership.

So in the 'triangle site' there will be 120 homes, of which at the moment only 34 are proposed to be at social rent levels, 14 shared ownership and 72 private.

In the Olive Morris House site there will be 74 homes, of which proposed is 21 social rent, 9 shared ownership and 44 private.

Effectively in both cases social rent is only 28% of homes. Personally I think this very low given that the council already owns the land and buildings, and doesn't have any existing residents to buy out other then the Fridge Bar unless I am mistaken.

Also don't understand why they are proposing the sale model, rather than their beloved 'rental model' via a SPV that they keep trying to convince Cressingham Gardens is a good thing.. Mmm
 
Gniewosz said:
Found the supporting documents for the Nu Town Hall- looks like close to 100 separate documents on the planning portal. Downloaded the "Affordable Housing Statement" for the 'Triangle Site' and Olive Morris House. Looks like the 70% of the 40% affordable housing has been redefined to include not just social rents but also intermediate rents, whilst the remaining 30% is only for shared ownership.

So in the 'triangle site' there will be 120 homes, of which at the moment only 34 are proposed to be at social rent levels, 14 shared ownership and 72 private.

In the Olive Morris House site there will be 74 homes, of which proposed is 21 social rent, 9 shared ownership and 44 private.

Effectively in both cases social rent is only 28% of homes. Personally I think this very low given that the council already owns the land and buildings, and doesn't have any existing residents to buy out other then the Fridge Bar unless I am mistaken.

Also don't understand why they are proposing the sale model, rather than their beloved 'rental model' via a SPV that they keep trying to convince Cressingham Gardens is a good thing.. Mmm
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Also the viability models haven't been disclosed and have been held back due to confidentiality... Why? Is this not a council led development?
 
cuppa tee said:
Does Kate Hoey drive a battered old brown mini because I thought I saw her looking lost and a bit anxious in the backstreets of Stockwell today ?
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I think she might do. She visited my work place last week, I'm on reception and I'm thinking 'you look familiar' but had no idea who she was, it was almost embarrassing.
 
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