Hondo's plans for a huge tower on Pope's Road, Brixton and the Brixton Project
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thebackrow
Considerably more Brixton.
of course. But there is scope for the council to do stuff that doesn't completely maximise profit but still makes someone a lot of money. They're doing it with international house for at least the next 5 years for example
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Appreciate this is a bump - but the next pubic consultation is amazingly proximate:
"I am emailing on behalf of Hondo Enterprises, the owners of Brixton Village and Market Row, and the award-winning architects, Adjaye Associates. Following our initial round of consultations in Spring of last year, we would like to invite you to come and discuss our more detailed proposals for the regeneration of our Pope’s Road site. The site is currently occupied by a Sports Direct shop and the fashion retail outlet, Flannels, adjacent to Brixton Village, and in close proximity to Brixton Station Road.
As our proposals for the Pope’s Road site showed in May, we can extend the successful Brixton markets, making them publicly accessible, for both traders and visitors to the markets. Since acquiring the markets two years ago, Hondo have been committed to protecting the diverse mix of traders in the markets. We believe that this development will benefit traders within the markets as it will increase footfall in the area, allowing them to conduct more business.
Our plans will offer much-needed commercial office space in Brixton, above the proposed market space. As we stated at the previous consultation, there is a shortage of employment space in the area, with Brixton providing six times lower than the London average. Our scheme will address these pressing concerns and will include a commitment of affordable office workspace to be provided for local businesses.
The plans will also include a central space within the market extension, which was widely supported when we exhibited last time. It is Hondo’s desire that from time to time this central space will be used by community groups for various events and activities. Hondo recently held a workshop with a variety of community groups to discuss how local people could maximise the benefit of this space in the years to come.
We plan to submit the planning application at the end of February, and therefore welcome the views of key local people and groups in the area, so that we can understand your thoughts and comments. If you would like to discuss these proposals further please do let me know a time that is convenient for you.
If you are unable to meet public consultations will take place on the following, at First Floor, Unit 73, 5th Ave, Brixton Village, SW9 8PS
Saturday 18th January: 10am-2pm
Tuesday 21st January: 5pm-8pm
We do look forward to hearing from you,
Kind regards
Toby
Toby Davis
Consultant"
toby.davis@lowickgroup.com
Tel: + 44 203 743 6247
Mol: +44 7960 493 146
The News Building
3 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9SG
This email was sent to some local community groups in the Brixton Market area apparently (not me)
I can't see that it is confidential - so I'm posting it here for public information.
"I am emailing on behalf of Hondo Enterprises, the owners of Brixton Village and Market Row, and the award-winning architects, Adjaye Associates. Following our initial round of consultations in Spring of last year, we would like to invite you to come and discuss our more detailed proposals for the regeneration of our Pope’s Road site. The site is currently occupied by a Sports Direct shop and the fashion retail outlet, Flannels, adjacent to Brixton Village, and in close proximity to Brixton Station Road.
As our proposals for the Pope’s Road site showed in May, we can extend the successful Brixton markets, making them publicly accessible, for both traders and visitors to the markets. Since acquiring the markets two years ago, Hondo have been committed to protecting the diverse mix of traders in the markets. We believe that this development will benefit traders within the markets as it will increase footfall in the area, allowing them to conduct more business.
Our plans will offer much-needed commercial office space in Brixton, above the proposed market space. As we stated at the previous consultation, there is a shortage of employment space in the area, with Brixton providing six times lower than the London average. Our scheme will address these pressing concerns and will include a commitment of affordable office workspace to be provided for local businesses.
The plans will also include a central space within the market extension, which was widely supported when we exhibited last time. It is Hondo’s desire that from time to time this central space will be used by community groups for various events and activities. Hondo recently held a workshop with a variety of community groups to discuss how local people could maximise the benefit of this space in the years to come.
We plan to submit the planning application at the end of February, and therefore welcome the views of key local people and groups in the area, so that we can understand your thoughts and comments. If you would like to discuss these proposals further please do let me know a time that is convenient for you.
If you are unable to meet public consultations will take place on the following, at First Floor, Unit 73, 5th Ave, Brixton Village, SW9 8PS
Saturday 18th January: 10am-2pm
Tuesday 21st January: 5pm-8pm
We do look forward to hearing from you,
Kind regards
Toby
Toby Davis
Consultant"
toby.davis@lowickgroup.com
Tel: + 44 203 743 6247
Mol: +44 7960 493 146
The News Building
3 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9SG
This email was sent to some local community groups in the Brixton Market area apparently (not me)
I can't see that it is confidential - so I'm posting it here for public information.
editor
hiraethified
I wonder if it will feature another building mysteriously fading up into the sky or this time they'll have the honesty to state how many floors they want to wedge into this awful looking building?
Naturally, Brixton Buzz doesn't get sent anything from the "Club 414 saving" Hondo bunch.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Uh-oh!
The usually well informed Alan Slingsby of Brixton Blog says the dates have changed:
Public consultation on plans for the redevelopment of the Sports Direct site on Pope’s Road, a key area of central Brixton has been delayed for two weeks.
Hondo Enterprises, which owns the site in a joint venture with the privately held multi-national investment firm Angelo Gordon, has invited neighbouring businesses and residents to two consultation events at which they can view detailed proposals for the site.
They will now tale place in 30 January from 5 to 8pm and on 1 February from 10am to 2pm on the first floor of Unit 73, 5th Avenue, Brixton Village.
Hondo said the delay was due to circumstances beyond its control, adding: “We hope this new date will allow even more local people to engage in the process and have their say on our proposals.”
editor
hiraethified
Just look at the money behind this Angelo Gordon bunch:
Angelo Gordon is a global alternative investment manager founded in November 1988[3][4] by John M. Angelo and Michael L. Gordon[5] who together ran the arbitrage department of L.F. Rothschild in the 1980s.[6][7]
The firm is 100% employee-owned, SEC-registered, and has nearly 450 employees and more than 170 investment professionals.[8][9] Angelo Gordon focuses on four main investment disciplines: credit, real estate, private equity, and multi-strategy.[4] Within those broad categories, the firm offers products in distressed debt and non-investment grade corporate credit, convertible and merger arbitrage,[5] residential and consumer debt, energy direct lending,[5] real estate private equity, real estate debt and lending, net lease real estate, private equity, multi-strategy, and middle market direct lending. Angelo Gordon offers two types of investment structures: open-ended hedge fund products and closed-ended private equity-style products.[5]
The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional offices worldwide including in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Seoul, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Singapore.[5][10]
TPG Angelo Gordon - Wikipedia
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hiraethified
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Gramsci
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I got this from planning today.
The original Hondo application has been amended so a "Re consultation". Not sure where that leaves comments already put in.
The letter from Lambeth says that this is a "Departure application" as its not in line with planning policy.
Ive never come across this before. Normally if this is the case then an application is turned down by planning.
I have not had time to look up the docs.
The original Hondo application has been amended so a "Re consultation". Not sure where that leaves comments already put in.
The letter from Lambeth says that this is a "Departure application" as its not in line with planning policy.
Ive never come across this before. Normally if this is the case then an application is turned down by planning.
I have not had time to look up the docs.
editor
hiraethified
I got sent this but the language is guaranteed to deter the majority of local people engaging, which I'm sure suits the various parties behind this just dandy.
I mean, what percentage of ordinary people are going to know what the fuck a "Departure application" is?
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I dont know what it means either and I know a bit about planning.
Put the relevant doc in post above.
Not had time to read it.
Maybe this is another Briton Buzz article? I got letter as I put in an objection. But most people wont know about this.
editor
hiraethified
I tried to read that 27 page document but it's designed to bamboozle or bore people who don't understand the planning lingo.
Oh, and I'm posting this bit for reference:
Gramsci
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| Here are my comments/ objections I sent in about the original application: The plan for a 19 storey tower is incompatible with locally agreed planning policy. The Local Plan (2015) says this site is in an area deemed "sensitive" to tall buildings. It is located right next to Brixton Conservation Area which in Local Plan (2015) is "inappropriate" for tall buildings. ( Annex 11 of Local Plan 2015) The Brixton Supplementary Planning Document was developed out of the Brixton Masterplan. The masterplan was developed in consultation with local residents. The Brixton SPD gives more detail of height. The Hondo Popes road site is on the edge of the Brixton Central Area next to Brixton Conservation Area. The Brixton Masterplan divided Brixton into different areas. The Brixton central areas include Pop site, Brixton Rec, International house, Brixton station road and Popes road. Area that is available for regeneration and improvement of urban space. The SPD in discussing future development around Pop says that the optimal height to fit into this area is ten storeys. 10 to 15 storeys would have adverse impact and over 15 storeys would have "significant adverse impact" ( Brixton SPD 4.1.2). The Hondo site is directly adjacent to the Brixton Conservation Area. Even Hondo says in their planning statement that the proposed development would be most visible in central parts of Brixton. Hondo says that in the pre application public consultation that height was raised as a concern. They have dropped height by 11 metres. That is not much. It is still 19 storeys. The revised Local Plan ( which carries little planning weight unfortunately) adds that this site should have low buildings. It is part of updated design principles for this site. The site is land between the viaducts including the Hondo owned site. "The council will support development on the site that: (x) proposes low buildings to protect the amenity of new residential development on Coldharbour Lane adjoining the site." From page 398 of Draft Revised Local Plan Site 16 Hondo justified height by saying it will be a Local Landmark. It will mark the location of Brixton overground station. This is patently false. The site is not near the Brixton overground station. This Hondo plan is overdevelopment of the site. The height is detrimental to the adjacent Brixton Conservation Area from which it can be seen. It will also affect the residential amenity of the new residential development on Coldharbour lane. ( This is considered in the Revised Local Plan). Further issue about the application. The applicant says that the proposals will not future proof the building to be able to be connected to a local energy network. This is part of Brixton SPD. "- Major redevelopments should incorporate the provision of heat and power energy centres and appropriate energy network distribution, as well as the ability for future developments to plug-in and extend the network. The lowest carbon fuel sources feasible should be used; and - The roof spaces of existing and new buildings should be considered a valuable commodity to be exploited for energy generation and food growing." ( Brixton SPD 3.6.1) An important part of the Brixton Masterplan / Brixton SPD was to make sure this would happen. It is an important part of green measures. Also roof space to be used for energy generation. As climate change is an important issue for Council this development should do these things. Is this being followed up by planning officers in further discussion with developer? The applicant is going for BREEAM excellent and GLA "be lean" use of energy classification. This is not the highest classification - "Green". Given that Brixton SPD adopted One Planet Living principles zero carbon strategies for the development need more exploration. The sustainability document is a start. It appears to say that developer is still looking at sustainability in design. How will this be furthered? How will it be dealt with at the planning committee? Will Lambeth planning officers negotiate to achieve a design in line with the adoption of OPL for Brixton? Lambeth Council aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2030. The Brixton SPD and Brixton Masterplan have aim of zero carbon through adoption of OPL in future so planning is one aspect of the Council aiming for Carbon Neutral by 2030 imo. I would also like to see planning officers assess this application in relation to OPL. Present report to the planning committee to show how or not this proposed development would further OPL principles in Brixton. Rainwater collection- Brixton SPD says: "2 Water Opportunities and key elements of the water strategy might include: - Rainwater collection in all new build development and retrofitted where possible to existing buildings;" I can't see rainwater collection as part of this development. Can this be clarified? If not why? The affordable office space. The applicant says that Impact Brixton will manage this. There is little detail on this. Application says talks are still going on with the Council. I'm afraid this could be used to make the application more palatable to the Council. That the applicant may at a later stage say it's not "viable". The policy on affordable office space is an emerging policy not adopted. So it does not carry so much planning weight. Before planning approval is sought at committee stage concrete proposals need to be agreed. To ensure that the developer keeps to promises made in the planning proposals and does not back out of them at later stage citing "viability". The Hondo planning statement says that Hondo as owners of the covered markets have a good track with the local community. So are well placed to regenerate this land. This is not the case. The treatment of Nour Cash and Carry gives cause for concern. This small business was under threat from Hondo. Only a well supported campaign by local residents along with local Cllrs / MP have led Hondo to negotiate. |
This maybe helpful?
Departure applications
A departure application is a planning application that is not in line with, or 'departs from', the development plan in force in the area where the application is being made. It used to be the case that the Secretary of State had to be notified if a local planning authority intended to approve a departure application.
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hiraethified
That should be clearly explained in the document sent out to the public.
The public could google terms they don’t understand maybe?
editor
hiraethified
You do understand that not everyone is on the web, yes? And why should people have to look up the meaning of industry words on a public consultation?
The library?
editor
hiraethified
No, you're not going to troll this thread with your usual nonsense.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Started to read the Planning Statement Addendum (post 74)
Summed up at the end:
The revised application has a few new things:
Setting back of the tall buildings by 2,5 m from Popes road. Thus making the new ground level space larger.
The heights of the two blocks stay the same. They are closer together.
The have increased the "community space". Also got on board the "Brixton Project" to produce doc about how this space will be used.
As quote says above the argument in the Addendum is saying any possible harm to local heritage is out weighed by the high standard of architecture and the community benefits.
One in particular they are dangling in front of Lambeth as a carrot is an annual extra i2.4 million in business rates on this site.
Hondo know the scheme should be knocked back due to height of the towers. So they are banging on about community use and extra business rates for the Council.
The revised application imo is little different from the original one. Just more dressed up as being for community benefit.
Summed up at the end:
The revised application has a few new things:
Setting back of the tall buildings by 2,5 m from Popes road. Thus making the new ground level space larger.
The heights of the two blocks stay the same. They are closer together.
The have increased the "community space". Also got on board the "Brixton Project" to produce doc about how this space will be used.
As quote says above the argument in the Addendum is saying any possible harm to local heritage is out weighed by the high standard of architecture and the community benefits.
One in particular they are dangling in front of Lambeth as a carrot is an annual extra i2.4 million in business rates on this site.
Hondo know the scheme should be knocked back due to height of the towers. So they are banging on about community use and extra business rates for the Council.
The revised application imo is little different from the original one. Just more dressed up as being for community benefit.
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Gramsci
Well-Known Member
As Hondo are now going on about the new local community partner they have ( or well trained poodle) here is Brixton Project website:
www.thebrixtonproject.com
Formerly the Design Trail. Now working with Hondo.
I do think a local community project that was the design trail should not be working with Hondo. Whose plans for Popes road have had a lot of community objections.
Brixton Project are helpng Hondo to make their money making plans more palatable for the Council to agree to.
Homepage - The Brixton Project
The Brixton Project creates and curates places and spacesin which everyone has an investment What? We offer insight, consultation and the commissioning of public creativity. We connect business, citizens and creative networks to bring the positive power of creativity to the heart of local...
www.thebrixtonproject.com
Formerly the Design Trail. Now working with Hondo.
I do think a local community project that was the design trail should not be working with Hondo. Whose plans for Popes road have had a lot of community objections.
Brixton Project are helpng Hondo to make their money making plans more palatable for the Council to agree to.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Why are the Brixton Project a Community Interest Company?As Hondo are now going on about the new local community partner they have ( or well trained poodle) here is Brixton Project website:
Homepage - The Brixton Project
The Brixton Project creates and curates places and spacesin which everyone has an investment What? We offer insight, consultation and the commissioning of public creativity. We connect business, citizens and creative networks to bring the positive power of creativity to the heart of local...
Formerly the Design Trail. Now working with Hondo.
I do think a local community project that was the design trail should not be working with Hondo. Whose plans for Popes road have had a lot of community objections.
Brixton Project are helpng Hondo to make their money making plans more palatable for the Council to agree to.
Sugests a more professional better funded setup than a mere charity like the Brixton Society or LJAG.
editor
hiraethified
Have you thought about dropping them a line with your concerns about their (ahem) 'participatory placemaking'?As Hondo are now going on about the new local community partner they have ( or well trained poodle) here is Brixton Project website:
Homepage - The Brixton Project
The Brixton Project creates and curates places and spacesin which everyone has an investment What? We offer insight, consultation and the commissioning of public creativity. We connect business, citizens and creative networks to bring the positive power of creativity to the heart of local...
Formerly the Design Trail. Now working with Hondo.
I do think a local community project that was the design trail should not be working with Hondo. Whose plans for Popes road have had a lot of community objections.
Brixton Project are helpng Hondo to make their money making plans more palatable for the Council to agree to.
I'll tweet them now to see if they want to get involved in discussing their plans with the Brixton community here.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Not sure I want to encourage them.
Hondo are going to use Brixton Project to justify their scheme.
This is large scheme and a token level of community involvement won't hit the profits of Hondo.
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