Huge billboard goes up on Coldharbour Lane without planning permission and car wash shenanigans
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Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Great, let's shop 'em.....
editor
hiraethified
I'm fucking fed up with all the goings-on in that space. Whoever is in charge just takes the piss completely and the council do fuck all every time.
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
If you've complained and appealed and the useless fuckers (lambeth) have done nothing, then it's here next the local government ombusman.
http://www.lgo.org.uk/
I suspect though you'll have to have already wasted more life than you can be bothered with to actually get to the stage where they may be ruled against and then knowing lambeth they'd probably ignore that for a while.
http://www.lgo.org.uk/
I suspect though you'll have to have already wasted more life than you can be bothered with to actually get to the stage where they may be ruled against and then knowing lambeth they'd probably ignore that for a while.
I wouldn't want to park my car overnight directly under a block of flats.
Too tempting a target.
cuppa tee
Well-Known Member
I always knew a dislike button would improve Facebook ........ https://www.facebook.com/pages/LookingForCarPark/179392525529310?ref=ts&fref=ts
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Congratulations on getting that out of them and in writing. Who exactly were you supposed to contact directly for further updates? Someone in the legal department?
By issuing a sub-lease for 15 years it would appear that Coldharbour Lane Property have no intention of developing the site properly in the near future. Unless Broadboards Ltd is a related company - or unless it is a dodge for CHL Properties to escape legal responsibility for the illegal activities.
Good work old boy. More ammunition for lobbying.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
just start lobbing house bricks out your window. a few smashed cars will soon see them on their way.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Seems obvious that the lease should be taken away and handed to the residents to do with as they see fit.
It's scandalous that the site was granted away in the first place.
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
rubble = rodents
when we had loads of problems with rubbish being not cleared regularly and random stuff dumped opposite my old flat in LJ, the council did nothing until I said i'd seen rats. Then they were all over it, cleaned it up, forced the owners of the flats to pay for increased pick ups
when we had loads of problems with rubbish being not cleared regularly and random stuff dumped opposite my old flat in LJ, the council did nothing until I said i'd seen rats. Then they were all over it, cleaned it up, forced the owners of the flats to pay for increased pick ups
editor
hiraethified
Seeing as the billboard provides shade for the local street drinkers/eaters, it means that the grass area is covered in discarded food, bones and bottles, with nearby walls used as toilets. It's fucking minging.
If the police went to the council and told them the billboard was an anti-social behaviour problem, then maybe, just maybe, that'd boot them into action.
If, that is, you want the street drinkers moved on...
editor
hiraethified
It's supposed to be a non-drinking zone. LOL.
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
E-mail the pick to environmental health concerning an illegal dump and ask for enforcement.
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
Environmental health is your best bet.. Don't you get a lot of kids walking past now on the way to the Academy?
`potential headline in the South London Press of rat bites schoolchild should be enough to spring environmental health into action
`potential headline in the South London Press of rat bites schoolchild should be enough to spring environmental health into action
urbanspaceman
Well-Known Member
Editor - have you contacted any of the Councillors for Coldharbour Ward ?
Donatus Anyanwu
Rachel Heywood
Matthew Parr
Of the three, I have only had dealings with Rachel Heywood, in which she has been constructive and responsive. Based on experience of lobbying the council about the Central Square and Operations Stillwater, I would suggest that:
1) Individual complaints are not taken very seriously by our representatives. But there is a noticeable leveraging effect: as more people complain, the attention paid by councillors, MPs, AMs, etc. grows not linearly, but geometrically.
2) Our representatives don't like bad publicity. Press stories generate action
3) Our representatives take the opinion of the Police seriously.
Which suggests:
a) a co-ordinated campaign to contact the Councillors. Email is convenient, and providing a template to people is helpful, although everybody should be encouraged to make their own personal adjustments to any such form letter. U75 itself is the best platform for this sort of citizen organisation that anyone could ask for. Photographs are also particularly eloquent and persuasive, and should be included.
b) Brixton Blog and Brixton Bugle could be approached to run as suitably well-illustrated story. The hooks: i) how telling of Lambeth Council's true lethargic attitude to the people of Brixton that the site in question has languished in this state of squalor for years, at the very geographical dead centre (the heart) of Coldharbour Ward, neglected by the Council and Coldharbour ward councillors, ii) how ironic that the site is directly adjacent to the much-vaunted Somerlyton Road redevelopment, which is going to look pretty lame with this eyesore next to it, iii) Lambeth's own map labels the site as "Coldharbour Lane Open Space", but giving it a pretty name diesn't make it so (cf: Peachtree: http://i.imgur.com/JIS1Y.jpg )
c) the Police produce monthly crime reports. Does anyone have a copy of the stats for this location ? If law breaking is observed, including street drinking, it should be reported to the Coldharbour Safer Neighbourhood team. Keep a record and copy to the Councillors. The Police like a quiet life: one thing they really don't want to deal with is constant enquiries from local politicians.
d) if there is a rodent or infestation problem, then obviously it's a public health issue and Lambeth must act immediately. Pics ?
e) progressive escalation. Start with councillors, then progress to GLA member Val Shawcross - she is a big hitter, and remarkably engaged and effective, but it's best not to take her time up until other avenues are exhausted. Tessa Jowell MP is rumoured to be stepping down at the next election, so it's not clear how much engagement can be expected from her.
So: a dedicated thread for a U75 campaign ? I think that Urbanauts, suitably self-organised, could exert pressure on the State quite effectively.
rheywood@lambeth.gov.uk
mparr1@lambeth.gov.uk
DAnyanwu@lambeth.gov.uk
http://www.valshawcross.com/home.html
http://content.met.police.uk/Team/Lambeth/Coldharbour
https://secure.met.police.uk/saferneighbourhoods/index_sn.php?rid=2396
http://www.coldharbourlabour.com/
Search for the Google doc: ColdharbourWardMap.pdf
Donatus Anyanwu
Rachel Heywood
Matthew Parr
Of the three, I have only had dealings with Rachel Heywood, in which she has been constructive and responsive. Based on experience of lobbying the council about the Central Square and Operations Stillwater, I would suggest that:
1) Individual complaints are not taken very seriously by our representatives. But there is a noticeable leveraging effect: as more people complain, the attention paid by councillors, MPs, AMs, etc. grows not linearly, but geometrically.
2) Our representatives don't like bad publicity. Press stories generate action
3) Our representatives take the opinion of the Police seriously.
Which suggests:
a) a co-ordinated campaign to contact the Councillors. Email is convenient, and providing a template to people is helpful, although everybody should be encouraged to make their own personal adjustments to any such form letter. U75 itself is the best platform for this sort of citizen organisation that anyone could ask for. Photographs are also particularly eloquent and persuasive, and should be included.
b) Brixton Blog and Brixton Bugle could be approached to run as suitably well-illustrated story. The hooks: i) how telling of Lambeth Council's true lethargic attitude to the people of Brixton that the site in question has languished in this state of squalor for years, at the very geographical dead centre (the heart) of Coldharbour Ward, neglected by the Council and Coldharbour ward councillors, ii) how ironic that the site is directly adjacent to the much-vaunted Somerlyton Road redevelopment, which is going to look pretty lame with this eyesore next to it, iii) Lambeth's own map labels the site as "Coldharbour Lane Open Space", but giving it a pretty name diesn't make it so (cf: Peachtree: http://i.imgur.com/JIS1Y.jpg )
c) the Police produce monthly crime reports. Does anyone have a copy of the stats for this location ? If law breaking is observed, including street drinking, it should be reported to the Coldharbour Safer Neighbourhood team. Keep a record and copy to the Councillors. The Police like a quiet life: one thing they really don't want to deal with is constant enquiries from local politicians.
d) if there is a rodent or infestation problem, then obviously it's a public health issue and Lambeth must act immediately. Pics ?
e) progressive escalation. Start with councillors, then progress to GLA member Val Shawcross - she is a big hitter, and remarkably engaged and effective, but it's best not to take her time up until other avenues are exhausted. Tessa Jowell MP is rumoured to be stepping down at the next election, so it's not clear how much engagement can be expected from her.
So: a dedicated thread for a U75 campaign ? I think that Urbanauts, suitably self-organised, could exert pressure on the State quite effectively.
rheywood@lambeth.gov.uk
mparr1@lambeth.gov.uk
DAnyanwu@lambeth.gov.uk
http://www.valshawcross.com/home.html
http://content.met.police.uk/Team/Lambeth/Coldharbour
https://secure.met.police.uk/saferneighbourhoods/index_sn.php?rid=2396
http://www.coldharbourlabour.com/
Search for the Google doc: ColdharbourWardMap.pdf
editor
hiraethified
Cheers urbanspaceman for that detailed reply. I'm going to get letter writing next week.
Meanwhile, they're currently busy dropping off more shit at their new dump, while the car parking fit to bursting.
Meanwhile, they're currently busy dropping off more shit at their new dump, while the car parking fit to bursting.
urbanspaceman
Well-Known Member
That looks like fly-tipping, which is illegal, and so represents another line of attack.
Editor - why not ask for the support of the U75 community to generate a community campaign ? I don't know whether you are thinking of just writing a letter yourself, but messages from many people are far more persuasive. I suggest that you mobilise the U75 community that you have built over all these years - hence a dedicated "clear up the Coldharbour Lane Open Space (sic)" campaign thread.
Editor - why not ask for the support of the U75 community to generate a community campaign ? I don't know whether you are thinking of just writing a letter yourself, but messages from many people are far more persuasive. I suggest that you mobilise the U75 community that you have built over all these years - hence a dedicated "clear up the Coldharbour Lane Open Space (sic)" campaign thread.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Just a reminder that the billboard is supposed to be gone by 25 May - see post #189.
12 days and counting......until someone thinks about going down there with an axe and taking direct action....
12 days and counting......until someone thinks about going down there with an axe and taking direct action....
editor
hiraethified
It seems that my email fired off to multiple councillors along with a copy of the photo above and a link to this thread has garnered a speedy reaction. And fair play to Rachel Heywood, she seems genuinely interested in sorting this out.
I've suggested (again) that the garage be removed and the Southwyk House green space extended to cover it. With a fast-growing local population, the extra green space is much needed and could be put to good community use (e.g. nature trail, old folk's exercise park etc etc).
I've suggested (again) that the garage be removed and the Southwyk House green space extended to cover it. With a fast-growing local population, the extra green space is much needed and could be put to good community use (e.g. nature trail, old folk's exercise park etc etc).
editor
hiraethified
If the billboard goes, it will expose all the dodgy activities behind it!
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
that is a great graphic above 
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