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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Most likely then it was SLP or the Standard getting it wrong at the time.
I have to say Brunswick Park must have been the site of that naughty road-side poster - the place is replete with railings!
Love how you captured him having a drag on his cig.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
In my defence I was very drunk and the smell of onions had been working on me since the platform
teuchter
je suis teuchter
This basically means that assumptions about the acceptable height of new buildings that have existed for the past several decades are about to be thrown out.Had an email this morning about this - not had a chance to have a good look at it yet, but interested to know what you all think:
Consultation: Lambeth Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
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Have your say on our revised draft guidance for new development in Lambeth
Lambeth Council is consulting on the Revised Draft Lambeth Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as part of a two-stage process. The SPD will assist property owners and designers to deliver high quality design outcomes for all development. This second stage consultation runs from 08...beta.lambeth.gov.uk
There's been a general principle in town planning for some time, that what you build new should not really be much greater in height than the existing buildings in its immediate vicinity, especially where the existing buildings are (a) historic in some way and (b) people's houses.
That's being abandoned now. It's not just Lambeth - it's what the London Plan and wider planning policy wants. Although this is a "consultation" it's effectively already been happening for some years - this just formalises it and makes it even more difficult to oppose. The future of much of zone 2 london (and beyond) is 2 or 3 story victorian terraces - or relatively low-rise social housing - with high rise looming behind.
It's most striking so far in Vauxhall but increasingly the case in places further from the centre including Brixton and Loughborough Junction.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
There's one housing estate in particular down there (that I couldn't find a good image of on google streetview) where the new high rise at nine elms really feels very close and oppressive and I feel sorry for the people who lived there for some time and whose environment has been changed so dramatically. At least the new development is not to their south so not directly cutting out sunlight for the main part of the day but it must make a big difference later in the day when there must be many whose homes and gardens will no longer see any evening sunlight.
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hiraethified
This battle is ongoing
Fury at Lambeth’s refusal to consider sustainable alternative for Lambeth Walk Towers
It was standing room only at a packed hall off Lambeth Walk last Thursday, where residents expressed fury at Lambeth’s plans to wreck daylight in council homes and overshadow Lambeth Walk Green by …
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BusLanes
Pedestrian
You mean the Wyvil?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
You only need to look at the still relatively low rise building that has replaced the stepped offices of Olive Morris house to see what a hugely oppressive impact badly designed taller developments can have on neighbouring property. You can get a good view from Beverstone Road.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Yes I think so, and it's in a couple of my screenshots above although I can't (on google streetview) quite find the views that I've found particularly striking walking through there in person.
Table Wolf
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There's one outside H&M on the odd occasion.
It's pretty sad this sort of fare is the only thing available in London late at night. Especially in Brixton. If this place is going to a big nightlife centre in a Megacity, the least we could get is a restaurant open past 12am.
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hiraethified
And public toilets too. Lots of them.
On Mon - Weds there's not even a regular bar open past midnight in central Brixton so I end up going to Camberwell.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
I tried to get some food at 10pm in Brixton recently and the only options were a kebab, shitty fried chicken or McDonalds.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I used to man a hot dog stand a bit like this. However desperate you are ... don't do it!
David Clapson
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Great to see Brixton getting a name for eliminating the violence associated with bank robberies.
www.mylondon.news
Bank robber pretends to be security guard to con staff into handing over £150k
The robber walked out of the bank carrying two boxes at a time stuffed with cash
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stripey
Its about much more than just tall buildings, but admittedly that's likely to be the section that is of interest to the most people.
I wouldn't say principles are being thrown out - this SPD is intended to give more detail on the policies in the adopted Lambeth plan. Although I'd agree that Vauxhall/Nine Elms is a bit of a dog's dinner in terms of designs and height - this is in large part due to the relative lack of constraints and being designated as an opportunity area by Ken Livingstone during his stint as Mayor.
Building taller is almost inevitable while the population grows and the market supports it - I'd suggest both the London plan and Lambeth's policies are intended to be clear about where tall is acceptable. But ultimately its also about how those plans and policies are applied as well as the original intentions.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Where tall is acceptable is clearly now in lots of places where it wasn't previously, I'd say. Or at least "not tall" has been redefined.
One thing that appears to be being redefined is what existing neighbourhoods actually are. Places that most people would agree are not (at least until now) really inner city urban (and hence subject to different expectations about things like amount of daylight) seem to be being re-designated.
It's only really inevitable if a political decision has been made that this is how additional housing capacity is to be provided. That decision's been made as far as I can see, and it's certainly influenced by what the market supports even if in theory it doesn't have to be driven by it.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
How does building really big towers in the middle of Brixton relate to the problem of air polution, especially the dust / vehehicle pollution from the building sites - doesn't Lambeth have any commitments to improving air quailty? or is a couple of trees opposite the town hall supposed to fix that? My asthma was really bad at times when I worked in Vauxhall before 2020.
What about Lambeths climate change targets - how does demolishing old buildings and using up tonnes of concrete, steel and glass address that?
What about the implications for fire, health and other public services with so many tall buildings?
What about Lambeths climate change targets - how does demolishing old buildings and using up tonnes of concrete, steel and glass address that?
What about the implications for fire, health and other public services with so many tall buildings?
the towers around vauxhall seem particularly ugly. and as thingy off of Grand Designs might say, they don't even seem to talk to each other let alone the wider environment. I don't massively object to tower blocks there - ship has sailed with all the blocks by the river, and it's a massive roundabout and A road - but it does seem a spectacularly ugly development.
felonius monk
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Is there a way to securely destroy papers in Brixton? I'm clearing out 20 years of personal financial papers and while i have a small shredder, it's not really equipped for the task.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Hand them over to some admin department within Lambeth Council and they'll manage to lose all information relevant to anything useful within a few hours.
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hiraethified
For what it's worth, my solution was to put loads into strong plastic bags, fill with piping hot water and let it marinate for a few hours, and then give them a big stir and drain out the water. I'm sure it's not the most secure but you'd have to be pretty determined to go through all that mush!
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
I had exactly this issue recently. I looked into commercial shredding which exists but was pricey/hassle. Do an internet search and you might find something.
In the end I put the papers in our compost bin (we have a small garden) and they have (eventually) turned to mulch.
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