Hondo's plans for a huge tower on Pope's Road, Brixton and the Brixton Project

[wurlycurly]

Starting to get feeling Cllrs aren't happy with application

No way! This could be awesome!

 

[cuppa tee]

31 new supports for scheme from market.

 

[wurlycurly]

I was meant to be watching Better Call Saul at 8.15.

 

[cuppa tee]

I was meant to be watching Better Call Saul at 8.15.

....waiting for Tuco to show up

 

[wurlycurly]

Edit

 

[CH1]

Becca is clearly not a London Overground user. But her suggestion of access to that at Brixton is welcome. She got slapped right down by the chair though.

 

[wurlycurly]

Becca is clearly not a London Overground user. But her suggestion of access to that at Brixton is welcome. She got slapped right down by the chair though.

They could install a giant water-slide chute like you see on holiday. Sorted.

 

[cuppa tee]

 

[Gramsci]

Cllr Kind - design is incongruous addition.

Not convinced benefits outweigh harm.

Community space just added on.

Network rail should be putting in lifts.

 

[scmw]

Doug Black going to need a stiff drink after this.

 

[Gramsci]

Fuck me its looking like they will turn it down.

 

[wurlycurly]

Doug Black going to need a stiff drink after this.

He's not the only one.

 

[Gramsci]

Cllr points out being policy compliant is not a benefit. It is what should happen anyway.

Savills survey not detailed.

So Cllr Simpson? didn't think much of Lambeth planning officers bedtime reading.

 

[lang rabbie]

Thank God both Councillors Ben Kind and Joanne Simpson appear to have done some homework and might actually come up with some good reasons for rejection to allow the councillors to overturn officers' recommendation to approve.

 

[Gramsci]

Cllr Simpson points out money from scheme to improve transport is in reality mitigation not public benefit.

Good point.

 

[Gramsci]

Thank God both Councillors Ben Kind and Joanne Simpson appear to have done some homework and might actually come up with some good reasons for rejection to allow the councillors to overturn officers' recommendation to approve.

I've been impressed by Cllr Kind at previous PAC.

 

[scmw]

Did Seedat just say it is a vote of confidence in Brixton? It is probably one of the most prome locations in South London at the moment.

 

[Gramsci]

Fuck fuck. The Chair wants to defer decision.

 

[Gramsci]

No

 

[Gramsci]

This is appalling.

 

[lang rabbie]

Did Seedat just say it is a vote of confidence in Brixton? It is probably one of the most prime locations in South London at the moment.

Seemed extraordinarily naive for Mo, who is normally much more savvy...

 

[Gramsci]

Cllr Kind refused. Another one went against.

 

[CH1]

Whats the politics of deferring it then?
Sounded to me that if it had not been deferred it would have been refused.

 

[lang rabbie]

"Some of these points may be insurmountable"

 

[scmw]

Fuck me some of those councillors did fuck all for what must be the equivalent of the PAC cup final in terms of significance.

I'm new to local governance but Simpson, Kind, and Seedat were the only ones that seemed to have done some research and actually care.

 

[Gramsci]

I'm furious. Sat through almost four hours and chair cuts them off from making decision.

This application was going to be voted out.

 

[scmw]

I'm furious. Sat through almost four hours and chair cuts them off from making decision.

This application was going to be voted out.

I mean it was appalling chairmanship. Cant start hurrying in the last 5 minutes when is extended. I'd be routinely criticised for managing an ending like that.

 

[Gramsci]

It was leading up imo to Cllr Kind and Cllr Simpson proposing to reject the application.

So Chair nipped it in the bud.

Rubbish Chairing of meeting.

 

[Gramsci]

This gives Council officers and Hondo more time to do a few alterations to scheme to make it palatable to the more impressionable members of the committee.

 

[editor]

This gives Council officers and Hondo more time to do a few alterations to scheme to make it palatable to the more impressionable members of the committee.

We need to show our support for the officers who stood up to this Tower o'Shite in the meantime because they're going to come under a heap of pressure from Nu-Labour Lambeth.