Brixton news, rumour and general chat - January 2015
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friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Odd how these contentious applications seem to suddenly appear online.
Had been checking for a Mango Landin' planning application for months.
Yet by the time it was spotted, last week, consent had been granted some weeks earlier. Suspicious.
Have forwarded the BrixtonBuzz billboard outrage tweet to my deluded followers.
Had been checking for a Mango Landin' planning application for months.
Yet by the time it was spotted, last week, consent had been granted some weeks earlier. Suspicious.
Have forwarded the BrixtonBuzz billboard outrage tweet to my deluded followers.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
On this Prince of Wales one they (unsusually) posted up a list of consultees:
Brixton Society
Herne Hill Society
Loughborough Junction Action Group
First Floor Above Prince Of Wales 469 Brixton Road London SW9 8HH
432 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8LG
Prince Of Wales 469 Brixton Road London SW9 8HH
463 - 465 Brixton Road London SW9 8HL
1,2,3,4,5,6 Chaplin House (rear of Ritzy)
447 Coldharbour Lane London SW9 8LP
Flats 1-9 506a Brixton Road SW9 8EN
504 Brixton Road London SW9 8EW
518 - 522 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
Shop Unit Adjacent To McDonalds Fronting Acre Lane London SW2 5SG
Flats 1,2,3&4 502 - 504 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
Flat A & Flat B 512 Brixton Road London SW9 8ER
Ground Floor 516 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
Shop 510 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
506 - 508 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
Top Flat 510 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
First To Third Floors 516 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
Basement 516 Brixton Road London SW9 8EN
HSBC Bank 512 - 514 Brixton Road London SW9 8ER
That's about 32 addresses, some stupid (e.g. 2 to the Prince of Wales itself)
I wonder if they really sent consultation letters to all those?
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
No machine in Boots. Tried the internet place next to the Rec, printer broken. Tried the printing place on the corner of Brixton and Atlantic Road, printer broken. The guy sent me to Cafe Brixton, and it worked. My son had the class mascot for the weekend for being 'Star of the Week' and I had to get the photos printed before we returned Kit Koala and his book tomorrow
I've never been in Cafe Brixton, it was really nice. I'm always too busy at that Moroccan place on the corner which serves the best food in Brixton.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
As you say the POW tenant and staff have every right to comment.
Brixton BID - I have never seen a comment from them, but I had not realised they are official consultees until you pointed it out now.
Regarding the societies - the Brixton Society is on the case, but I should think LJAG and Herne Hill Society consider this application out of their area of benefit.
I suspect all the other consultees did not bother, or we would have seen some comments on-line. Do people write letters to the council these days?
ricbake
working out how
Been trying to search the Lambeth planning web site for other Turnberry Planning Ltd applications or for Crown Properties (GB) but the site search only gives a drop down menu in an Agent search - these people are not included.
Mustak Ibrahim works for Golfrate/Crown Properties (GB), and is the name attached to the Hotel planning application granted on Coldharbour Lane
Mustak Ibrahim works for Golfrate/Crown Properties (GB), and is the name attached to the Hotel planning application granted on Coldharbour Lane
swampster
lurking
Have submitted objections X2. Friends are trying to do the same and are now being told that they are no longer accepting comments from the public - the consultation period has passed. This is clearly untrue.
It is clearly stated that the consultation period goes on until 26 January 2015. If you cannot submit an online comment, please continue to email your comment to planning@lambeth.gov.uk pointing this fact out.
RE:14/06661/ADV | Installation of 10x LED advertising boards to the upper floors. | 467 Brixton Road London SW9 8HH
It is clearly stated that the consultation period goes on until 26 January 2015. If you cannot submit an online comment, please continue to email your comment to planning@lambeth.gov.uk pointing this fact out.
RE:14/06661/ADV | Installation of 10x LED advertising boards to the upper floors. | 467 Brixton Road London SW9 8HH
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
By one definition of until, the consultation period has indeed passed.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Sneaky of them
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Seems there was no chance of it ever being approved though.
editor
hiraethified
I think it might be working now.
editor
hiraethified
I'm still not happy about the way that something so major seemed to have slipped under the radar. 600 page views have already been registered on Brixton Buzz so there's clearly interest in finding out about these things.
Apropos of nothing: interesting to read the various stories around about BHS which state that the first British Home Stores shop was established in Brixton in 1928 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/sho...ores-in-Brixton-to-180-stores-nationwide.html (presumably in Dorrell Place as described in the history section http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/dorrell.html) - didnt realise this was another Brixton first!
editor
hiraethified
I wrote a large piece about this last week!
Born in Brixton: British Home Stores department chain store
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Again, as with the more minor Mango:
Application Validated Date Mon 29 Sep 2014
Consultation Expiry Date Thu 30 Oct 2014
Decision Issued Date Fri 19 Dec 2014
But the first anyone seemed to hear about it was:
January 23, 2015
ricbake
working out how
Looks like we should have a Lambeth Council Planning and buried news Thread as a sticky...
editor
hiraethified
Maybe they should get really co-operative and just post up the planning applications here where it would appear that they get seen by a lot more people.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
That was when I noticed the pink letter on the lamp post. No idea how long it had been there but presumably since September? It was facing the building and I normally walk past on the other side of the road so it would not have been visible. Just happened to cross over because I had seen some people throwing stuff over the wall and wondered whether it was builders.
I think the notices are the minimum required by statute. Same for licensing. I know that licensing resisted requiring larger more visible noticed (even though they recommended A3 in the Lambeth Licensing Statement) because they feared clubs would take action against them. I discovered this when I missed a licence application by Mass which was apparently properly advertised with an A4 notice on the below ground crypt door in the middle of a traffic gyratory.
A bright yellow A3 notice would seem the appropriate thing for developments larger than a residential extension.
A monthly map view mail out of planning applications available to anyone who wants to subscribe should be easy for planning to organise.
There is nothing to stop U75 publishing applications but it is too political and too much under the control of one person to be a credible official / partner outlet. Misleading online comments might even leave the council open to action.
DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Something like this makes sense, or at least putting all applications online. The signs are an outdated format now, and easy to miss unless you're actively looking for them as with
Rushy's example. It's also a lot easier to comment online. The majority might not be of interest to most people, but it seems unfair to have a bit of a lottery about the process.
Edited to add: I never thought I'd have opinions about planning application processes. Is this adulthood?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
They are all published online and also advertised in the monthly emailed Lambeth Weekender which can be subscribed to, but I have just checked and have not received a notification of a new copy since November. It's ok but not very user user friendly IMO.
I think the street notices are still very important since they get the attention of people in the immediate vicinity of the proposal who may not normally engage with the planning system.
editor
hiraethified
Just a reminder: the site is not under my sole control and has not been so for a very, very long time indeed. urban75 is staunchly independent and has no affiliation with any political party nor does it take any money from the council. Everyone is free to post their opinions on Brixton matters, unedited.
Exactly how might someone commenting on a planning application that has been reproduced unedited and in full here lead to such an "action"? Could you give some examples of 'actionable' comments about planning applications already being posted here?
Give the response to this until-now unseen planning application, I'd say that that the site has proved itself to be a real asset for informing people about contentious planning applications. I'd like to see more of it.
There's now 56 objections. Along with B Buzz, no other local media has covered the story.
ricbake
working out how
This is an online space where people can bring concerns about local issues and it has inspired 55 people over 18 hours to lodge their concerns about something that will dramatically affect our immediate surroundings.
The Council is now Cooperative which basically means they no longer have the resources to be capable of covering all the bases. They need help. If we let fears and concerns about personal and individual politics stop us doing things, the current pace of development will engulf us all
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Absolutely, and well done.
Is it the case that this application, and others, was available online but was not seen?
Or are they posted online very late in the planning process?
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