Olive and Douglas Waite Houses planning application being decided this Thursday

The controversial planning application by Octavia to redevelop Olive and Douglas Waite Houses on Priory Road at Woodchurch Road is going to Camden's Development Control Committee this Thursday. The officers' report recommending approval can be found here. Well done to CRASH and other residents for organising such effective and reasoned opposition so far. Cllr Don Williams and I will be opposing the scheme and I'll be using my rights as a ward councillor to speak on Thursday. Although I am now a member of the committee, as I had already publicly stated my opposition, I wouldn't have been allowed to vote on this in any event. Cllr Roger Freeman as chair of the committee cannot state his views until the meeting - given the quasi-judicial nature of the committee - and must consider the application on planning policy grounds. If anyone wants to know more before the meeting, give me a call or drop me a line.