Gramsci
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Not sure what thread this should come under.
Its Lambeth saying they are going to consult about the development of the Pop and International House site.
Read the article. If I did not know better I would have thought that this was a Council project. London Square the developers who are going to acquire the site only come in much later in the article.
So a bit of a "spin" on this article.
What Im not clear on is what the actual relationship between London Square and the Council is in relation to working up plans leading to planning applications and development.
Who is taking the lead on this?
One plus point is that International House is to be retained. At an earlier stage the Council were saying that International House was to costly to renovate ( despite the Council using it whilst the New Town Hall development was being built. They refurbished it for Council offices)
Turns out the developers never had a problem with retaining it.
Which is interesting considering frequent argument from Lambeth is that the buildings they own are old and at end of useful life.
As London Square are going to keep it as offices I don't understand why the Council didn't keep it as affordable workspace. Unlike Pop they were getting an income from it. So it was not a drain on resources.
I did say to one of my Labour Cllrs that I was concerned about gentrification that comes with some of these "regeneration" projects. Cllr didn't take kindly to use of word gentrification. Said it was only a few individuals in Brixton who complained about it. ie minority issue.
Love Lambeth
Lambeth Council and its development partner London Square have invited local residents to get involved in the council’s plans to bring new homes, job opportunities and environmental improvements to Brixton.
love.lambeth.gov.uk
Its Lambeth saying they are going to consult about the development of the Pop and International House site.
Read the article. If I did not know better I would have thought that this was a Council project. London Square the developers who are going to acquire the site only come in much later in the article.
So a bit of a "spin" on this article.
What Im not clear on is what the actual relationship between London Square and the Council is in relation to working up plans leading to planning applications and development.
Who is taking the lead on this?
One plus point is that International House is to be retained. At an earlier stage the Council were saying that International House was to costly to renovate ( despite the Council using it whilst the New Town Hall development was being built. They refurbished it for Council offices)
Turns out the developers never had a problem with retaining it.
Which is interesting considering frequent argument from Lambeth is that the buildings they own are old and at end of useful life.
As London Square are going to keep it as offices I don't understand why the Council didn't keep it as affordable workspace. Unlike Pop they were getting an income from it. So it was not a drain on resources.
I did say to one of my Labour Cllrs that I was concerned about gentrification that comes with some of these "regeneration" projects. Cllr didn't take kindly to use of word gentrification. Said it was only a few individuals in Brixton who complained about it. ie minority issue.