Peckham news, rumours and general chat
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not-bono-ever
meh
Yep, it’s been uncovered now
GarveyLives
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Yeah, well, not live, but on Soundcloud - some decent shows on there. Didn’t realise they were Peckham basedAnyone checked out the radio station Balamii?
ska invita
back on the other side
They're about to dump a bunch of high rise flats in the middle of Peckham... L. You get an idea from the link
Questions of the exact levels aside I think more density is what's needed personally. Sadly I'm sure there will inevitably be a watered down amount of 'affordable' flats.
Seems like a much better use of space than the existing Morrison's carpark, which is a ridiculously wasteful use of space (similar to Dulwich Sainsbury's) - but similar to LJ, Peckham Station needs capacity upgrades. It already runs pretty full every day. I know there are plans to redevelop the front of the station and open the front up into a square but not sure if anything on a capacity side of things is actually planned.
Seems like a much better use of space than the existing Morrison's carpark, which is a ridiculously wasteful use of space (similar to Dulwich Sainsbury's) - but similar to LJ, Peckham Station needs capacity upgrades. It already runs pretty full every day. I know there are plans to redevelop the front of the station and open the front up into a square but not sure if anything on a capacity side of things is actually planned.
ska invita
back on the other side
any idea what the plans are to replace Morrisons? its the nearest supermarket in miles
iamwithnail
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I don’t know why they’ve redone that petition, surely made sense to continue with the one that had considerable numbers of signatories already?
www.change.org
7,233 people signed and won this petition
We say NO! to Berkeley Homes' plan for Peckham
www.change.org
think they're replacing it with a new one
Hope the people objecting have good proposals on how else to build over 200 social rent homes.
The people I’ve seen handing out leaflets for this are very clearly in nimby bracket.
Perhaps they’d be up for a wealth tax to fund new social housing!
theayleshamcentre.community
The people I’ve seen handing out leaflets for this are very clearly in nimby bracket.
Perhaps they’d be up for a wealth tax to fund new social housing!
FAQs – The future of The Aylesham – Peckham
theayleshamcentre.community
GarveyLives
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Footage from Peckham earlier today, including a brief interview with Laurence Smith, founder of the Lewisham Donation Hub charity, whose volunteers were among those tragetted), where members of the public gathered to assert The People's Priorities:
jimbarkanoodle
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I read there was a protest yesterday against the plans, as in the video below. I dont know much about them, so dont have much of an opinion on it other than i would hope there would be plenty of affordable housing, but yeah this crowd doesn't strike me as hugely representative of the area in which they are protesting, nor the area (Peckham Hill Street) i lived in about 5 years ago. More like middle class folk from Bellenden Road or the borders of East Dulwich, who have got their knickers in a twist plans to change something and think chanting outside the shopping centre to a journalist is awfully exciting.Hope the people objecting have good proposals on how else to build over 200 social rent homes.
The people I’ve seen handing out leaflets for this are very clearly in nimby bracket.
Perhaps they’d be up for a wealth tax to fund new social housing!
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FAQs – The future of The Aylesham – Peckham
‘Peckham not for sale’: Fiery residents protest against Berkeley Homes regeneration of town centre - Southwark News
Over 100 angry residents chanted and protested outside the Aylesham Centre to fight against what they said were ‘misleading’ regeneration plans. The plans, being executed by Berkeley Homes and designed by architects dRMM, propose around 878 homes to be built near Peckham Rye Station. New shops...
southwarknews.co.uk
iamwithnail
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I’m deeply sceptical the amount of housing that’s promised will be delivered, it rarely is. Maybe we shouldn’t have gutted the estates towards elephant and replaced them with £500k studio flats, and then they wouldn’t need to be building high rises in an area that’s already struggling infrastructure (schools, GPs, transport). See also what’s been done to Lewisham the last ten years, it looks awful, it’s unpleasant to spend time in, and the transport is creaking.
The work at elephant and castle is incredible. I was there today and barely recognised the place. Skyscrapers and new hipster cafes plonked down but you still have a load of estates around it, Walworth Road etc. And being flogged to rich Asians buying for their student kids based on the Asian supermarkets and people walking around.
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
I'm not sure how much is empty tho. restaurants/shops keep closing.
Bit weird while it’s still a building site I guess. But even with what they knocked down presumably the local population will ultimately dramatically increase - and be more wealthy.
